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El capitán Matthew Flinders ( Donington; 16 de marzo de 1774- Londres, 19 de julio de 1814) fue un reputado navegante y cartógrafo inglés que dirigió la segunda circunnavegación de Nueva Holanda, que posteriormente él llamaría « Australia o Terra Australis» y la identificó como un continente.
Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland.
19 de jul. de 1998 · July 19, 1814, London (aged 40) Matthew Flinders (born March 16, 1774, Donington, Lincolnshire, England—died July 19, 1814, London) was an English navigator who charted much of the Australian coast. Flinders entered the Royal Navy in 1789 and became a navigator.
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10 de ene. de 2022 · Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) was an English navigator and hydrographer. He was the first person to map the coastal outline of Australia in 1801-1803, following his circumnavigation of the 7.692 million square kilometres (2.96 million square miles) continent.
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25 de abr. de 2024 · 25 April 2024. A grand naval ceremony with hundreds of guests from around the world is being planned for the reburial of Lincolnshire explorer Matthew Flinders. The naval captain is credited...
Matthew Flinders was one of our greatest seafaring explorers, charting much of Australia’s coastline despite a series of trials and wild adventures. An outstanding sailor, surveyor, navigator and scientist, he was a considerate and self-sacrificing leader who looked after all under his command.
Explorador y navegante inglés. Matthew Flinders nació el 16 de marzo de 1774 en Donington, Lincolnshire, Inglaterra. Viajó a Nueva Gales del Sur en 1795 y exploró un estrecho desconocido entonces y que ahora se llama estrecho de Bass, entre Australia y las Tierras de Van Diemen (hoy Tasmania ).
