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- what did he do that was significant for your country/area, how did he accomplish this significant task? (P.S. This is mandatory)

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Abel Tasman is famous for being the first European to reach Van Diemen's island (now Tasmania), and New Zealand. He was also the first to sight the Fiji islands. He helped to map large areas of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
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