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- What was George Bass most famous discovery?
- What did Bass and Flinders discover?
- What happened George Bass?
- Who found Bass Strait?
- Who were Matthew Flinders and George Bass What did they explore and when?
- What did Matthew Flinders explore?
- How many expeditions did George Bass go on?
- What is Matthew Flinders most famous for?
- What was the name of Matthew Flinders cat?
What was George Bass most famous discovery?
filled out knowledge of the Bass Strait area; most notable was the discovery of Port Phillip in 1802.…
What did Bass and Flinders discover?
On a second voyage Bass and Flinders discovered and named Port Hacking and Lake Illawarra. Because of voyages they had made separately, both Bass and Flinders were sure that a body of water separated Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania) and the Australian mainland.
What happened George Bass?
Bass was born in England and arrived in Sydney in 1795. In 1803, he disappeared after he sailed into the Pacific Ocean with a cargo that he wanted to sell in South America. Some people believe he was captured by the Spanish and forced to work in mines in Peru.
Who found Bass Strait?
The strait was possibly detected by Captain Abel Tasman when he charted Tasmania's coast in 1642. On 5 December, Tasman was following the east coast northward to see how far it went.
Who were Matthew Flinders and George Bass What did they explore and when?
Australia in the 1790s
The navigator Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), an officer of the Royal Navy, and ship's surgeon George Bass (1771–1803?), met on the HMS Reliance on their way to New South Wales. They discovered that they shared a love of sea and land exploration.
What did Matthew Flinders explore?
Flinders entered the Royal Navy in 1789 and became a navigator. In 1795 he sailed to Australia, where he explored and charted its southeast coast and circumnavigated the island of Tasmania.
How many expeditions did George Bass go on?
George Bass was a surgeon and navigator primarily remembered for his part in four maritime expeditions along the coast of Australia between 1795 and 1799.
What is Matthew Flinders most famous for?
Lauded Down Under, but largely forgotten in his native England, Flinders was a prominent navigator and cartographer, famous for completing the first ever circumnavigation of Australia – a country he also helped name.
What was the name of Matthew Flinders cat?
Matthew Flinders literally put Australia on the map, but he didn't do it alone — he was helped by a cat called Trim. Trim was born in 1799 on board HMS Reliance on Flinders' voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Botany Bay.
