Tasman

Explored the Pacific

Tasman appears in geographical names honoring Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who sailed the South Pacific in the 1640s.

Tasmania is the Australian island state.

The Tasman Sea lies between Australia and New Zealand.

We crossed the Tasman on a cruise ship.

explorer

Abel

Hebrew name meaning breath

  • DutchOf the Netherlands
  • navigatorRoute-directing crew member
  • VOCEvaporating chemical compounds

discovery · expedition · voyage · cartographer · seafarer · colonial · mapping · charting · exploration · Pacific

sea

Australia

Southern Hemisphere continent-country

ocean · crossing · strait · waves · currents · maritime · sailing · yachting · Sydney · Auckland

geographic

peninsula

Land almost encircled by water

  • glacierSlow-moving ice mass
  • bayPartially enclosed water
  • islandWater-bounded land mass

cape · mountain · national park · lake · highway · bridge · region · landmark · plateau · wilderness

wildlife

devil

Evil supernatural entity

  • tigerLarge striped Asian feline
  • wolfWild pack canine
  • thylacineExtinct Australian striped marsupial

marsupial · endemic · extinct · fauna · pouch · carnivore · nocturnal · species · conservation · Australian

Categories
Opposites
european explorers of the pacific/australasia

TasmanJames Cook

Famous British navigator

Magellan · Drake · Torres

Phrases
Family

Tasmania, Tasman Sea, Tasmanian

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G