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No explorer named Australia in 1813. Matthew Flinders was the one who first proposed the name "Terra Australis" in 1803 some time after he circumnavigated the continent, and this became "Australia", the name adopted in 1824.
The name "Australia" was first proposed by Matthew Flinders in the early 1800s, as part of the full name Terra Australis,meaning Southern land. The name was suggested in Flinders's "A Voyage to Terra Australis", which was published on 18 July 1814, ironically just one day before Flinders died.
The actual name "Australia" was then adopted in 1824.
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∙ 12y agoNo-one named Australia in 1813. Matthew Flinders was the one who first proposed the name "Terra Australis" in 1803 some time after he circumnavigated the continent, and this became "Australia", the name adopted in 1824.
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∙ 10y agoThis is uncertain because it is believed that the Portuguese were the first to sight the Australian continent, but there are no records within Portugal itself to substantiate the claim. The source for this claim are the Dieppe Maps, which date between 1542 and 1587, and which were drawn up by a group of French cartographers using a Portuguese source. These maps name a large land mass believed to be the Australian continent as Java-la-Grande.There is some speculation that the maps, not being to scale, actually represent an exaggerated western Java, possibly even Vietnam.
Willem Jansz/Janszoon was a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. Commanding the Duyfken, he became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606. However, he believed the Cape to be part of New Guinea, from whence he crossed the Arafura Sea, so he did not record Australia as being a separate, new continent.
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∙ 6y agoNo explorer founded Australia. It was settled by a colonising naval force led by Arthur Phillip.
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Where was Australia founded?
The continent of Australia was founded with the raising of the British flag at Sydney Cove. The first permanent settlement in Australia was founded by Captain Arthur Phillip on 26 January 1788.When the Commonwealth of Australia was founded, following the federation of the colonies on 1 January 1901, the proclamation was announced by Australia's first Governor-General, John Hope, at Centennial Park in Sydney.
What are some of the important links between Australia and England?
Some important links between Australia and England are..... ~ England founded Australia ~ When all the prisons in England were full the English decided to send there prisoners to Australia to get rid of them. ~ Captain James Cook was the first person who mapped the east coast of Australia. I hope that this can help a little
What was the first state founded in Australia?
The first city to be founded in Australia was Sydney, which was founded with the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. At this stage, of course, it was not a city, but a small colonial settlement which grew into a town and, after many decades, gained city status.
When was Australia founded?
Australia was founded on 26 January 1788, but it became 'The Commonwealth of Australia' upon federation of the states on 1 January 1901.In 1788 the British Government established a penal colony on the east coast of the continent called Terra Australis, which had been claimed by James Cook under the name of New South Wales when he charted it in 1770. (Originally, the Dutch called the western half of the continent New Holland.) The term 'Australia' was adopted for the continent in 1824, but it did not become a country until Federation in 1901.
What famous British explorer discovered Australia and the Hawaiian islands?
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Where was Australia founded?
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