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Where did Tasmania Get its Name From?

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What does the name Tasmania mean? How did its name come around?.....

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  1. it was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman


  2. It was originally names van Diemens land by Abel Tasman after the governor in Batavia at the time when he first recorded it. It was renamed to honour Tasman in 1856
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