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The 14 pages that link to Abel Tasman, each with the reason it gives.

• TongaRelated: His expedition made the first recorded European contact with the islands.

• Terra AustralisRelated: His voyages mapped coastlines once associated with the conjectured southern land.

• European exploration of the PacificRelated: His voyages expanded Dutch knowledge of the southern Pacific.

• FijiRelated: His voyage brought Fiji into early European mapping and recorded encounters.

• Tasman SeaRelated: The sea is named for the explorer who reached Tasmania and New Zealand.

• TupaiaRelated: Tupaia’s geographic knowledge helped Cook’s expedition interpret island networks beyond earlier European exploration.

• European exploration of AustraliaBroader topic: His voyages extended Dutch coastal knowledge beyond Janszoon’s northern landfall.

• Bass StraitRelated: His name is attached to Tasmania and the sea east of Bass Strait.

• Cook StraitRelated: Tasman’s voyage preceded Cook’s exploration of New Zealand’s coasts.

• South IslandRelated: His expedition brought the islands into European maps and records.

• Exploration of the PacificBroader topic: His voyages added extensive southern Pacific coastlines to European maps.

• Álvaro de Mendaña de NeiraCompared with: Tasman’s later voyages revisited Pacific regions whose European charting began with Spanish expeditions such as Mendaña’s.

• History of New ZealandRelated: His voyage marks the first recorded European encounter with the islands.

• Anthony van DiemenRelated: Van Diemen commissioned Tasman’s major exploratory voyages.