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This was Matthew Flinders. Matthew Flinders's circumnavigation of Australia was undertaken between December 1801 and June 1803. On this journey, he discovered that Australia was a single continent, and not split by a large gulf or river, as had been theorised.
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∙ 10y agoThe first person to circumnavigate Australia completely was Matthew Flinders, doing so between December 1801 and June 1803.
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∙ 11y agoThe first European to circumnavigate Australia was Matthew Flinders, who did so in 1801-1802.
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∙ 14y agoIn 1798, Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated Tasmania
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∙ 15y agoFlinders charted the entire coastline of Australia between December 1801 and June 1803 in the ship 'Investigator'.
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What famous pirate was the first ship commander to circumnavigate the world?
The first person to circumnavigate the world was Magellan, but he was not a pirate. He was killed in the Philippines, but his ships made it home to England.
Did Captain James Cook travel the whole world?
Of course not! He had the whole crew of his ship with him plus scientists such as Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.
Who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe?
Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
What ship did William Buckley the convict sail on to Australia?
Records do not show the name of the ship on which William Buckley, the convict, sailed to Australia. He was not, however, on the First Fleet.
How did John Caesar get to Australia?
he came on the first fleet ship Alexander
Who captained the first ship to circumnavigate NZ?
The first ship to circumnavigate NZ was Captain Cook
What was Matthew flinders the first known European to do?
Matthew Flinders was the first known European to circumnavigate Australia.
Whose ship was the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
Was the Nina the first ship to circumnavigate the world?
No, it was called the Victoria.
Who was the captian the first ship that circumnavigate the world?
Ferdinand Magellan.
What was Matthew Flinders first known European to do?
Circumnavigate Australia
Which famous pirate was the first ship commander to sucessfully circumnavigate the world?
The first person to circumnavigate the world was Magellan, but he was not a pirate. He was killed in the Philippines, but his ships made it home to England.
Which famous pirate was the first ship commander to circumnavigate the world?
The first person to circumnavigate the world was Magellan, but he was not a pirate. He was killed in the Philippines, but his ships made it home to England.
What was the name of the explorer who first circumnavigated Australia mapping its coastline?
The first known explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent was Matthew Flinders. Flinders sailed around Australia in the ship The Investigator between 1801 and 1803, filling in many of the gaps left by previous explorers. Flinders was the one who first proposed the name "Australia" for the continent.
What was the name of the first ship to circumnavigate the world?
He sailed on the HMS Beagle after his graduation
Who was the first woman to fly around Australia?
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly around the northern coast of Australia, in her (failed) attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
What famous pirate was the first ship commander to circumnavigate the world?
The first person to circumnavigate the world was Magellan, but he was not a pirate. He was killed in the Philippines, but his ships made it home to England.
