Where is Old Zealand?

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cc_of_0z

The Netherlands.

The first European to discover New Zealand was a Dutch explorer named Abel Tasman. He thought the islands were somehow attached to South America as a larger landmass and so named them Staten Landt. Dutch map makers later renamed them Novo Zeelandia after the Dutch province of Zeeland. When Captain Cook arrived much later, claiming them for Britain, he Anglicised the name to become New Zealand as it is today.

hotpinkrat

Probably the same place as Old South Wales I'd guess.

P.S. Why is this in General - Australia?? :)

Elliot

Zealand is a Danish island, but New Zealand is actually named after Zeeland, a Dutch province.

mareeclara

its kind of like asking where is old york, old england, old south wales,
old caladonia and all the other places that were discovered AFTER the old or original named places.....

In response its in Netherlands

Cecil

why is this being asked in the travel/australia section?

rustupd

after 1,393 times for this question it is very sad that you have to ask again
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