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| Layer Id | 548 | Name | 1787 Bligh expedition, route of the Bounty |
| Description | This map shows the route of the Bounty (and then the launch) under the command of Captain Bligh |
Subject Keywords | history of exploration, scientific collecting, australian history, coral taxonomy, pacific history, environmental history, environmental baselines, museum collections, bounty, william bligh |
| 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; Alana Grech | Publisher | James Cook University |
| Contact | claire.brennan@jcu.edu.au | License | CC BY-NC |
| Created At | 2023-06-27 08:36:32 | Updated At | 2024-10-28 12:31:48 |
| Ghap Url | https://tlcmap.org/layers/548 |
| Statistic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
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Total Places
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26 | - |
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Area
|
212671874.3863 | km2 |
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Convex Hull
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POLYGON((-67.6088 -54.941,-175.1 -21.04,-175.1101 -19.7233,-1.0833 50.775,142.331 -10.5203,179.036 -47.7517,-67.6088 -54.941)) | - |
|
Density
|
1.2225405956959E-7 | places/km2 |
|
Centroid
|
POINT(-6.138076923076922 -18.56061923076923) | - |
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Bounding Box
|
POLYGON((-175.1101 -54.941,-175.1101 50.775,179.036 50.775,179.036 -54.941,-175.1101 -54.941)) | - |
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Most Central Place
|
Bligh (Bounty) | - |
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Most Distant Place from center
|
Bligh (launch) | - |
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Distribution
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|
kilometers |
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Start Date
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1787-12-23 | - |
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End Date
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1789-06-14 | - |
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Duration
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1.47 | years |
|
Median Date
|
1789-04-08 | - |
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Average Date
|
1788-12-26 | - |