Tasman
/ˈtɑːzmɑːn/- Tasman, Abel (Janszoon) (1603-c.1659), Dutch navigator. Sent in 1642 by the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies, Anthony Van Diemen (1593-1645), to explore Australian waters, he reached Tasmania (which he named Van Diemen's Land) and New Zealand, and in 1643 arrived at Tonga and Fiji.塔斯曼, 阿布尔（·杨松）（1603-约1659, 荷兰航海家; 1642年奉荷属东印度总督安东尼·范·迪门[1593-1645]之命考察澳大利亚海域, 到达塔斯马尼亚［将其命名为“范迪门地”］和新西兰, 1643年到达汤加和斐济）。