Abel Tasman - Tasman's Legacy

Tasman's Legacy

As with many explorers, Tasman's name has been named to some places by him and have been honoured in many ways. These include

• the Australian island Tasmania, renamed after him, formerly Van Diemen's land. It includes features such as:
  • the Tasman Peninsula
  • the Tasman Bridge
  • the Tasman Highway
  • the former passenger/vehicle ferry Abel Tasman
  • and, indirectly, two marsupial species are named after Tasman:
    • the Tasmanian Devil
    • the Tasmanian Tiger
• a plant genus
  • Tasmannia
• the Tasman Sea
• in New Zealand:
  • the Tasman Glacier
  • Tasman Lake
  • the Tasman River
  • Mount Tasman
  • the Abel Tasman National Park
  • Tasman Bay
  • the Tasman District
  • Abel Tasman Drive, in Takaka.
  • the Abel Tasman Memorial in Takaka.
• The Able Tasmans – an indie band from Auckland, New Zealand.

In 1985 he was honoured on a postage stamp depicting his portrait issued by Australia Post.