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Trace the Route of Abel Tasman on a Map

Abel Tasman was a Dutch explorer who explored and mapped out much of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Can you name all the countries he visited along the way?
Only including voyages he personally commanded
Some of this is speculative and Tasman may not have landed in all these places. See comments for details.
Hint: His starting location/base of operations was in a country famous historically under Dutch rule
Quiz by JWatson24
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Last updated: January 18, 2022
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First Voyage (1642-1643)
Indonesia
Mauritius
Australia
New Zealand
Tonga
Fiji
Papua New Guinea
Indonesia
Second Voyage (1644)
Australia
Indonesia
Later Voyages (1646-1649)
Thailand
Indonesia
Philippines
Indonesia
9 Comments
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Level 71
Jan 11, 2022
Two notes:

1. Tasman actually made several trips before his "first" voyage to East Asia, including places like Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. Unfortunately, I had trouble finding any information about exactly when he went to these places or where he landed, so I kept them off.

2. We don't actually know much about his second voyage, because there's aren't any journals or logs from these. The only source we have is a map, and even then the sourcing of that is uncertain. Thus, even though I show him landing in the Cape York Peninsula for convenience, I'm not actually sure where (or if) he actually landed in Australia.

Even with these limitations, I tried my best to recreate his travels, and I feel like it is reasonably accurate.

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Level 73
Jan 12, 2022
Great addition to the series! :)
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Level 71
Jan 12, 2022
Thanks! I realized it has been a while since I added to the series, so I decided to do so :) I'm still pretty busy so it probably won't be until April or May at least, but I do have a few more ideas before I wrap up this series!
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Level 68
Jan 18, 2022
Nice quiz. You show Tonga as southwest of Fiji. I'm unaware of any part of the Tongan archipelago that is SW of any part of Fiji?
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Level 71
Jan 18, 2022
Crap, I just realized I made a mistake with the map where I put Tonga as being at 175 degrees West instead of 175 degrees East. I'm not great with Pacific islands, so I didn't notice :P Nice catch though! I've corrected it.
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Level 56
Jan 19, 2022
Will you do Zheng he after this?
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Level 71
Jan 19, 2022
Yes, I promise I will do Zheng He sometime, but I can't promise when I'll do it. I'm busy with school and studying, and a quiz like that would require a lot of research. In the meantime, can I please ask you to stop repeatedly asking me this? It's kinda annoying. I'll let you know when my Zheng He quiz is done, but for now please be patient.
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Level 56
Apr 11, 2022
How about Henry the Navigator?
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Level 71
Jul 19, 2024
The yellow/orange journey is nearly shaped like a clog. Coincidence? I think not!