Mount Heemskirk
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Mount Heemskirk is a mountain close to the coast of Western Tasmania, it was the first sighted feature on the island of Tasmania
by Abel Tasman
on 24 November 1642.
The mountain and its surrounding high ground was also known as the Heemskirk mining area in the 1890s and early 1900s
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
by Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman
Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC . His was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands...
on 24 November 1642.
The mountain and its surrounding high ground was also known as the Heemskirk mining area in the 1890s and early 1900s