Abel Tasman - Part 2 - the South Seas, New Guinea and Australia

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In part 2 of our series, Abel Tasman wraps up his first voyage of discovery, then undertakes a second expedition - this time exploring the area between New Guinea and Australia. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Air Wave Media Podcast.
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0:44.0	Hello and welcome to the Explorers Podcast.
0:52.0	Today is the second and final part in our series on Dutch Explorer, Abel Tasman.
0:57.0	Today we will cover the completion of Tasman's first voyage of discovery,
1:01.0	go through the second voyage, and then wrap up the man's life and legacy.
1:05.0	Not much for notes today, just that you can go to our website,
1:09.0	Explorerspodcast.com, if you want to see a map of Tasman's voyages.
1:13.0	I've also put links to Tasman-related materials, including his journals.
1:17.0	With that, let's get rocking.
1:19.0	So last time we left Tasman and his two ships at the northernmost tip of New Zealand,
1:24.0	pondering his next move.
1:26.0	Tasman had, thus far, discovered the islands of Tasmania and New Zealand.
1:31.0	In doing so, he had demonstrated that Australia was a unique landmass
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