New Zealand is discovered by Dutch explorer

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Category
Discovery
Place
Austral Realm
Date
1642
Reference
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Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania and New Zealand in 1642. They were not revisited by Europeans until about 100 years later. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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Geography
-3800
2020
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