Why is Tasmania called Tasmania?

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2026-10-25 13:11

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Tasmania has had two different names.

Tasmania's original name was Van Diemen's Land and it was named after the Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen.

In the mid 1800s, it was renamed after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to discover and land on the island.

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