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Tasmania has had two different names.

Tasmania's original name was Van Diemen's Land and it was named after the Governor of Batavia, Antony Van Diemen.

In the mid 1800s, it was renamed after the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the first European to discover and land on the island.

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On its discovery by Abel Tasman in 1642, Tasmania was named Van Diemen's Land. It was renamed Tasmania in honour of its discoverer on 26 November 1855.

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It was named so in honour of its discoverer, Abel Tasman.

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