Cape Maria van Diemen

Cape Maria Van Diemen

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Cape Maria van Diemen

Cape Maria van Diemen is the westernmost point of the North Island

North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
of New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
. Being close to the northern tip of the Aupouri Peninsula

Aupouri Peninsula

The Aupouri Peninsula is a tombolo at the northern tip of the North Island of New Zealand. It projects between the Tasman Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east....
, many people in New Zealand also incorrectly believe it to be the northernmost point (that title goes to the Surville Cliffs

Surville Cliffs

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Cape Maria van Diemen is the westernmost point of the North Island

North Island

The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. The island is 113,729 square km in area, making it the List of islands by area....
of New Zealand

New Zealand

Aupouri Peninsula

Surville Cliffs

The Surville Cliffs are the northernmost point of the mainland of New Zealand. They are situated on the North Cape, New Zealand of the North Island, 30 kilometres to the east of Cape Reinga , and three kilometres more northerly....
, 30 kilometres to the east and slightly further north). Originally an island composed mainly of basaltic-andesitic lava flows and dykes, drifting sands have joined it to the rest of the North Island during the late Pleistocene

Late Pleistocene

The Late Pleistocene is a faunal stage of the Pleistocene epoch . The beginning of the stage is defined by the base of Eemian interglacial phase before final glacial episode of Pleistocene 126,000 ? 5,000 years ago....
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The cape was named by Abel Tasman

Abel Tasman

Abel Janszoon Tasman , was a Netherlands sea explorer, exploration, and merchant.Tasman is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC ....
after the wife of his patron, Anthony van Diemen

Anthony van Diemen

Anthony van Diemen , Dutch colonial governor, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands, the son of Bartholomeus van Diemen and Elisabeth Hoevenaar....
, Governor General of Batavia (now Jakarta

Jakarta

Jakarta is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. It also has a List of urban areas by population than any other city in Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa , Jayakarta , Batavia, Dutch East Indies , and Djakarta ....
) in January 1643, on the same voyage of discovery during which he named Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land

Van Diemen's Land was the original name used by Europeans for the island of Tasmania, now part of Australia. The the Netherlands explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to explore Tasmania....
(now Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
). It is - along with the Three Kings Islands

Three Kings Islands

The Three Kings Islands are a group of 13 islands about 55 kilometres northwest of Cape Reinga, the northernmost point of the North Island of New Zealand, where the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea converge ....
- one of only two geographic features in New Zealand to retain the names given to them by Abel Tasman.