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Matthew Flinders

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. To Dutch navigators, the landmass was known as New Holland (specifically, the western and northern coastline), but for centuries, the unknown southern land had been referred to as Terra Australis Incognita. Flinders gave shape to Australia, revealing it to the world through his charts and maps, and has been given credit for suggesting the name 'Australia'.

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Matthew Flinders

Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) était un navigateur et hydrographe anglais. Il fut le premier à cartographier le contour côtier de l'Australie en 1801-1803, après avoir fait le tour du continent de 7,692 millions de kilomètres carrés (2,96 millions de miles carrés). Pour les navigateurs hollandais, la masse continentale était connue sous le nom de Nouvelle-Hollande (plus précisément les côtes ouest et nord), mais pendant des siècles, la terre inconnue du sud avait été désignée sous le nom de Terra Australis Incognita. Flinders donna forme à l'Australie, la révélant au monde grâce à ses cartes et graphiques, et c'est à lui que l'on doit la suggestion du nom "Australie".

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🇲🇺 Mauritius is dotted with amazing viewpoints & sights, featuring its bays, mountains and greenery. Lonely Planet has a funny description about this beautiful spot: ⛰️ "Standing on the shore 500m west of Baie du Cap, the Matthew Flinders Monument was erected in 2003 to honour the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the English 🌍navigator and cartographer. He was less warmly received at the time: the poor bloke didn't know that England and France were at war and he was swiftly imprisoned for six years." - You can't make this stuff up! 🤣🤘 -- #Mauritius #IndianOcean #Viewpoint #BaieDuCap #MatthewFlinders #Monument #LonelyPlanet #MountainView #OceanView #MauritiusIsland #ExploringMauritius #MauritiusParadise #Mauritius_Explored #MauritiusExplored #MauritiusUncovered #MyMauritius #MauritiusPhotographer #DiscoverMauritius #IslandLife #IslandVibes #TropicalIsland #ExoticIsland (at Baie Du Cap, Savanne, Mauritius) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6a5OxFF51q/?igshid=yzul24jpiren