Noun
British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
Source: WordNetIn 1798, George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land, proving that it was an island. Source: Internet
In the early 1800s, British explorer Matthew Flinders had popularized the naming of Australia after Terra Australis, giving his rationale that there was "no probability" of finding any significant land mass anywhere more south than Australia. Source: Internet
Tasmania was not known to be an island until Matthew Flinders and George Bass circumnavigated it in the Norfolk in 1798–99. Source: Internet
The complete coastline of South Australia was first mapped by Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin in 1802. Source: Internet
Matthew Flinders (1814), A Voyage to Terra Australis; Undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country. Source: Internet