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Matthew Flinders was an English explorer, navigator and hydrographer who made several important voyages to Australia and the Pacific Ocean at the beginning of the 19th century. He circumnavigated and mapped the Australian coastline, confirming that Australia was a continent separated by water from New Guinea. Flinders worked closely with fellow explorer George Bass, proving that Tasmania was an island separate from the Australian mainland. He is regarded as the founder of Australian geography due to his pivotal role in the European exploration of Australia.

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Matthew Flinders was an English explorer, navigator and hydrographer who made several important voyages to Australia and the Pacific Ocean at the beginning of the 19th century. He circumnavigated and mapped the Australian coastline, confirming that Australia was a continent separated by water from New Guinea. Flinders worked closely with fellow explorer George Bass, proving that Tasmania was an island separate from the Australian mainland. He is regarded as the founder of Australian geography due to his pivotal role in the European exploration of Australia.

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Explorer Matthew Flinders

 He was an Explorer - When Bass & Flinders were


Jade Moran 5/6W
a person who scared by some fierce
explores a new or aborigines, Flinders got out
unfamiliar area his scissors to amuse them.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 He was a Navigator - He cut their hair while Bass
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flinders-matthew-2050
the person on board a fixed Tom Thumb and then
http://www.rahs.org.au/history-resources/first-circumnavigator-matthew-flinders/
ship responsible which they quickly jumped into the
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way it goes boat and sailed away
 He was a
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Sydney_Heritage_Fleet_Historic_Replicas
Hydrographer – a
person who measures
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the depth and
http://www.bassandflinders.org.au/history.html
boundaries of an
7. Bass and Flinders
ocean
proved that Tasmania
was not joined to
6. He Worked With
3. Matthew Flinders is Australia. It is an
George Bass.
important to Australia Island and was called

because he chose the Van Diemen’s Land.

. name ‘Terra Australis’ 9. Bass & Flinders had small


which then was changed boat that they used to sail 8. England and France
to Australia. along the coastline around were at War. Flinders
Port Jackson. It was less was captured by the
than two metres long and French and held on
5. Matthew Flinders got the nickname of Tom Mauritius for 7 years
was the first person to Thumb because they thought
circumnavigate the he was a spy.
Australian continent – he
sailed around it.

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