1642–1643 Pacific voyage
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The 1642–1643 Pacific voyage was Abel Tasman’s pioneering Dutch expedition during which he became the first known European to reach Tasmania, New Zealand, and several Pacific islands.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1642–1643 Pacific voyage canonical | 1 |
| Abel Tasman expedition of 1642–1643 | 1 |
| Abel Tasman’s 1642–1643 voyage | 1 |
| Abel Tasman’s 1644 voyage | 1 |
| Tasman’s encounter in Golden Bay (New Zealand) in 1642 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T922114 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1642–1643 Pacific voyage Context triple: [Abel Tasman, notableWork, 1642–1643 Pacific voyage]
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A.
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition
The 1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition was a Spanish Pacific voyage of exploration that resulted in the first recorded European discovery of the Solomon Islands.
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B.
First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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C.
Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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Third voyage of James Cook
The Third voyage of James Cook was the British explorer’s final expedition (1776–1779), undertaken to search for the Northwest Passage and which ultimately led to his death in Hawaii.
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Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1642–1643 Pacific voyage Target entity description: The 1642–1643 Pacific voyage was Abel Tasman’s pioneering Dutch expedition during which he became the first known European to reach Tasmania, New Zealand, and several Pacific islands.
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A.
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition
The 1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition was a Spanish Pacific voyage of exploration that resulted in the first recorded European discovery of the Solomon Islands.
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B.
First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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C.
Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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D.
Third voyage of James Cook
The Third voyage of James Cook was the British explorer’s final expedition (1776–1779), undertaken to search for the Northwest Passage and which ultimately led to his death in Hawaii.
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E.
Voyage to the Moluccas
Voyage to the Moluccas was the early 16th-century Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan and later Juan Sebastián Elcano, that first circumnavigated the globe in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch maritime expedition
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exploration voyage ⓘ |
| areaExplored |
Tasman Sea
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southern Indian Ocean ⓘ western Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| cartographicContribution |
first European mapping of parts of New Zealand
ⓘ
first European mapping of parts of Tasmania ⓘ |
| commander | Abel Tasman ⓘ |
| departureLocation |
Batavia
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Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| destination |
South Pacific Ocean
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Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Abel Tasman ⓘ |
| encounteredPeople |
Indigenous Tasmanians (indirectly or by signs)
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Māori ⓘ |
| endDate | 1643 ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanContactWith |
Fiji (sighted)
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ Tonga ⓘ
surface form:
Tonga (sighted)
|
| flagState | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1644 voyage of Abel Tasman ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
European explorers ⓘ
surface form:
European exploration of Oceania
|
| namedAfter | Abel Tasman ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
encounter with Māori in Golden Bay
ⓘ
first known European landing in Tasmania ⓘ first known European visit to New Zealand ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Council of the Dutch East India Company in Batavia ⓘ |
| precededBy | early 17th-century Dutch voyages in the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| purpose |
expansion of Dutch trade routes
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exploration of the Southern Pacific ⓘ search for the Great Southern Continent ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Tasman’s journal ⓘ |
| result |
charting of parts of New Zealand
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charting of parts of Tasmania ⓘ extension of European geographic knowledge of the Pacific ⓘ |
| sponsor | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| startDate | 1642 ⓘ |
| vesselUsed |
Heemskerck
ⓘ
Zeehaen ⓘ |
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Subject: 1642–1643 Pacific voyage Description of subject: The 1642–1643 Pacific voyage was Abel Tasman’s pioneering Dutch expedition during which he became the first known European to reach Tasmania, New Zealand, and several Pacific islands.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Abel Tasman’s 1642–1643 voyage
this entity surface form:
Abel Tasman’s 1644 voyage
this entity surface form:
Abel Tasman expedition of 1642–1643
this entity surface form:
Tasman’s encounter in Golden Bay (New Zealand) in 1642