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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.
Jul 15, 2024 · 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.
Jan 25, 2019 · Learn about the British explorer who circumnavigated Australia and popularised its name, and his loyal feline companion. Find out how his body was discovered and what happened to it after a major excavation project.
Jan 10, 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.
Jul 4, 2024 · The remains of Capt Matthew Flinders are being reburied in Donington, the village of his birth, on 13 July. The exact location of the explorer's remains was lost in the mid-1800s, but were...
Jul 14, 2024 · Captain Matthew Flinders, who was the first person to circumnavigate Australia, was laid to rest in a "emotional" ceremony at Donington in Lincolnshire about 185 kilometres north of London on Saturday, UK time.
The naval captain who named Australia and sailed around the continent will be reinterred in his birthplace in July 2024. A grand naval ceremony with hundreds of guests from around the world is planned for the occasion.
