Monday, March 13, 2023

New Zealand is named after the Dutch province of Zealand. Dutch explorer Sabel Tasman was the first European to arrive in New Zealand in December 1642. The name name New Zealand comes from the Dutch ‘Nieuw Zeeland’

 


4 comments:

  1. I guess we can deduce where the name "Tasmania" comes from.

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  2. Abel, not Sabel ?

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  3. Whatever. They ruined it.

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  4. So, did he discover The Devil?

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