Brit Explorer: How Australia Got Name, etc.

Informative and interesting article relating to Australia, its discoveries and naming from the Telegraph newspaper in London. From their July 18 edition, they have this headline: "Matthew Flinders: On the trail of the man who gave Australia its name" with this sub-head: "As a new statue is unveiled in London for the British explorer, we take a look at the many places associated with Matthew Flinders".

Here are some of the key story highlights: "The Duke of Cambridge unveiled a statue of the Captain Matthew Flinders. Renowned in Australia for his exploration and navigation, Flinders joined the British Navy in 1789, after being inspired by the seafaring tales of Robinson Crusoe. He made several significant voyages, notably as commander around the entire coast of Australia, making him the first person to sail around its entirety and confirming it as a continent. He is also credited with giving Australia its name. In 1817 Lachlan Macquarie, the governor of New South Wales, adopted his term. His book and atlas, A Voyage to Terra Australis – was published posthumously, and was very well received. He died aged 40, exactly 200 years ago today in London. The statue will be placed at Euston Station".

Captain Flinders named more than 100 places in total in Australia. I ran across his name while on Kangaroo Island in January. Until this London news article, I did not realize his importance and work down under. While on Kangaroo Island, we visited Flinders Chase. It is an amazing area on the west end of Kangaroo Island, 110 mi WSW of Adelaide. This National Park was made a sanctuary for endangered species in 1919. It includes the coastal landscapes around Cape du Couedic, the former Cape Borda Lightstation reserve, etc. The park contains two amazing geological monuments. First are Remarkable Rocks as the naturally-sculptured formations balanced atop a granite outcrop that look like sculptures of Henry Moore. Second is Admirals Arch, home to New Zealand Fur Seals and showing the ability of the ocean to carve the coastline. See a few of my visual below. For more on this National Park, check:

http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Kangaroo_Island/Flinders_Chase

Lots more background, details and history on Matthew Flinders at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Flinders

That profile includes this little item: "Australia holds a large collection of statues erected in Flinders' honour, second only in number to statues of Queen Victoria."

Lots more visuals from Kangaroo Island, etc., are share on the live/blog connected by the below link.

Full UK Telegraph story at:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/australiaandpacific/australia/10975701/Matthew-Flinders-On-the-trail-of-the-man-who-gave-Australia-its-name.html

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio]

Back from doing a 14-day Celebrity Solstice, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure on this ship and getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for much more information and lots of wonderful pictures on these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 67,248 views for this fun posting.

From Flinders Chase National Park on Australia's amazing Kangaroo Island, here are a few visual samples that I have not posted previously. This gives an idea for only a small part of what is here within just this one park named after this famous explorer of Australia. Pictures two and three are from Remarkable Rocks.:

Within Flinders Chase, here are some Admirals Arch visuals, including wildlife, dramatic coast views and the famous "hole" through the rocks. Lots to see at and nearby to this famous Arch.:

Love these photos.

Thanks!