Which current-day location did Tasman originally name Van Diemen's Land?
New Guinea
Tasmania
New Caledonia
Fiji
Answer
Van Diemen's Land was a Dutch name for Tasmania, Australia, first used by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. It was named after Anthony van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies at the time. The island was renamed Tasmania in 1856.
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