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| Layer Id | 2838 | Name | 1801 Flinders expedition, route of the Investigator |
| Description | The map shows the voyage of the Investigator (and then the Porpoise, and then the Hope, and then the Cumberland) under the command of Captain Flinders, and then the route of the Otter under Captain Tomkinson, and then the route of the Olympia under Captain Taylor |
Type | Journey |
| Warning | This project uses historic names for places, some of which may now be offensive. Map points are approximate and do not indicate the exact anchorages of the vessel. Voyage layers may not include all anchorages and may include some places sighted but not visited. Journey lines follow the shortest route between anchorages and do not indicate the exact path of the vessel. |
Creator | Claire Brennan |
| Publisher | James Cook University | Contact | claire.brennan@jcu.edu.au |
| License | CC BY-NC | Created At | 2026-06-23 22:43:25 |
| Updated At | 2026-06-23 22:50:47 | Ghap Url | https://tlcmap.org/layers/2838 |
| Statistic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
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Total Places
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260 | - |
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Area
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104203590.4402 | km2 |
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Convex Hull
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POLYGON((143.4113 -40.4594,18.6352 -34.3293,-29.0949 -20.2513,-24.9608 36.9483,-1.9399 50.648,-1.1182 50.918,0.7499 51.4683,145.6181 -10.0719,155.4675 -22.1673,155.5394 -23.2532,152.9475 -31.4775,152.8654 -31.6784,150.8064 -36.2784,150.0949 -37.5632,148.5548 -38.8923,147.1842 -39.6645,143.4113 -40.4594)) | - |
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Density
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2.4951155608137E-6 | places/km2 |
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Centroid
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POINT(127.4972361538461 -21.87201038461539) | - |
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Bounding Box
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POLYGON((-29.0949 -40.4594,-29.0949 51.4683,155.5394 51.4683,155.5394 -40.4594,-29.0949 -40.4594)) | - |
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Most Central Place
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Flinders (Investigator) | - |
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Most Distant Place from center
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Flinders (Investigator) | - |
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Distribution
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kilometers |
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Start Date
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1801-03-27 | - |
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End Date
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1810-10-24 | - |
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Duration
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9.58 | years |
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Median Date
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1802-09-20 | - |
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Average Date
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1802-11-28 | - |