Cape Farewell is a headland in New Zealand, the most northerly point on the South Island, it was first mapped by Abel Tasman, he was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and which year, in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)?
Abel Tasman Abel Janszoon Tasman (] ; 1603 – 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He was the first known European explorer to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand, and to sight the Fiji islands.
Tasman Highway The Tasman Highway (or A3) is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. Like the Midland Highway, it connects the major cities of Hobart and Launceston — however it takes a different route, via the north-eastern and eastern coasts of the state. The Highway also acts as a major commuter road to Hobart residents living on the eastern side of the Derwent River. The designation "Tasman Highway" arises from its location facing the Tasman Sea — named, like the state itself, after Abel Tasman. The highway is one of the longest in Tasmania - 410 km , with an average traveling time of 4⁄ hours.