Tasman

American  

[taz-muhn, tahs-mahn] / ˈtæz mən, ˈtɑsˌmɑn /

noun

1. Abel Janszoon 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.

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Tasman British  

/ ˈtæzmən /

noun

1. Abel Janszoon (ˈabəl ˈjansuːn). 1603–59, Dutch navigator, who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Tonga and Fiji Islands (1642–43)

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Tasman

But recent posts on Instagram, TikTok and as far afield as China's RedNote showing the town's Tasman Drive have left residents fuming that their little slice of paradise has turned into an internet sensation.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

The results highlight the importance of the Tasman Gateway, a seaway between Antarctica and Australia.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026

In late February and early March, three Chinese navy ships traveled through the Tasman Sea and around Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

And in a pizza restaurant in Whangārei, the sailors signed a visitors’ guestbook, filling a page with their exploits on the Tasman Sea and along the coast.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

From this port there started in 1642 a small expedition of two ships under the command of Abel Tasman.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)