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Who circumnavigated Van Diemens Land?
Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania) was first circumnavigated by sea explorers George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
What is Matthew Flinders named after?
* Flinders Island in Bass Strait In South Australia: * Flinders Mountain Range * Flinders Ranges National Park * Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island * Flinders University * the suburb of Flinders Park * Flinders Highway In Queensland * also another Flinders Highway * the Ipswich suburb of Flinders View * Flinders River, the longest river in Queensland In Victoria * the Melbourne suburb of Flinders * Federal electorate of Flinders In Western Australia: * Flinders Bay In NSW: * Bass and Flinders Point Throughout Australia, there are also many streets and schools named after Matthew Flinders.
What explorer circumnavigated Tasmania with Matthew Flinders?
Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Tasmania with George Bass.
What was Bass and Flinders' first expedition?
Bass and Flinders' first expedition was when they set out to explore the Georges River, the mouth of which is in Botany Bay, doing so in 1795.
When did Bass and Flinders set out on their first voyage?
In 1795, not long after their arrival in Sydney, Bass and Flinders set out in Bass' small boat the Tom Thumb to explore the Georges River (which empties into Botany Bay.)
What is the island in bass straight?
Flinders Island is one.
When did Bass and Flinders prove that Tasmania was an island?
Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in 1798, thus proving it was an island.
How did Matthew Flinders prove that Tasmania was an island?
Matthew Flinders and George Bass sailed across the top of Tasmania
Why did George Bass become an explorer?
George Bass was adventurous by nature. When he met Matthew Flinders on the way over to Australia, they found they had a common interest in adventure. Flinders had the sailing skills, and this provided Bass with the opportunity to gain new skills and learn more about the land which was later to become known as "Australia".
Who sailed with george bass and matthew flinders?
William Martin
Where did Bass and Flinders grow up?
They both were born in Chile
Why did George Bass come to Australia?
George Bass never journeyed around Australia. Sometimes in conjection with his friend Matthew Flinders, Bass mostly explored the coastline south of Sydney between 1795 and 1797. This culminated in a voyage in which he sailed under the south coast of Australia as far as Westernport which suggested a strait existed between New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania.) This was proved beyond doubt when he again teamed up with Matthew Flinders in 1798 and they circumnavigated Tasmania. The strait was then named for Bass. It was Matthew Flinders who went onto circumnavigate Australia between 1801 and 1803. Bass had no part in that voyage.
