Flinders sails around Australia

Name: Flinders sails around Australia
Start: 1801
End: 1803
Location: Coast of Australia

1801–1803 · Coast of Australia · Oceania · Exploration

The first voyage round the continent, and the name 'Australia'

Flinders sails around Australia — Wikimedia Commons

In 1801–1803 Matthew Flinders in HMS Investigator became the first to sail around the continent, charting most of its coast. He also championed the name 'Australia' instead of New Holland, which took hold in the 1820s.

State: British Colonial Empire, British Empire

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