Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania with George Bass.
The ship in which Flinders circumnavigated Australia was named Investigator.Prior to this Matthew Flinders, together with George Bass, circumnavigated Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) in the Norfolk.
Matthew Flinders circumnavigated the entire continent of Australia, and was with George Bass when the discovery was made that Tasmania was a separate island.
Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1798, thus proving it was an island.
Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania) was first circumnavigated by sea explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
Matthew Flinders travelled on several voyages with fellow explorer George Bass.When he circumnavigated Australia, many others were with him, including his brother Samuel.He also had a much-loved cat, Trim, who circumnavigated Australia with Flinders.
Explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders were the first to circumnavigate what was then known as Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).
The Flinders Ranges are named after Matthew Flinders, the explorer who first circumnavigated the Australian continent. He was the first to make detailed records and observations as he charted the coastline, particularly the relatively unknown southern coastline.
No. Sea explorer Matthew Flinders always had a substantial crew. At one stage, even his brother Samuel travelled with him. He was also known for travelling with George Bass to prove that Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) was an island.
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.
Matthew Flinders circumnavigated the entire continent of Australia in 1801-1802.
In 1798, George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania, Australia's island state) in the sloop Norfolk, proving that it was an island.
Matthew Flinders and George Bass sailed across the top of Tasmania