在1644年1月30日,阿贝尔·塔斯曼率领三条船开始了第二次航行,但可能是因为众多的珊瑚和小岛挡住了可行的航路,船队错过了托雷斯海峡。他沿着卡奔塔利亞灣向西,测绘了澳大利亚北部的海岸线,观察了新荷兰(英语:New Holland (Australia))地区居民的生活,但没有意识到澳大利亚大陆就在南方,错过了发现新大陆的机会。[12]8月份船队回到了巴达维亚。
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