"Dutch explorer Tasman for whom an island is named" NYT crossword answer is:
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Abel Tasman was a Dutch explorer who is most famous for his 1642 voyage to the South Pacific, during which he became the first European to discover the islands of New Zealand and Tasmania. He was also the first to make contact with the indigenous people of New Zealand, the Māori. His exploration of the area laid the groundwork for later Dutch colonization of the region, and his name lives on in the island of Tasmania, which is named after him.
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