THE EARTH
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Abel Janzoon tasman
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John M. Stuart
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Robert Burke and William Wills (British)
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Forever strung together as one, bonded in death, Robert O’Hara Burke and William Wills are two of Australia’s most famous, and tragic, explorers. The first to successfully cross the continent from south to north, they died beside Cooper Creek in south-west Queensland on the return journey.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Burke and Wills Expedition departed Melbourne on 20 August 1860 with a team of 19 men, 50 camels and horses, some wagons and drays and a large collection of supplies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills share the honour of being the first Australian explorers to cross the continent from south to north-though they paid the ultimate price for their triumph. Their expedition was one of the largest, best equipped and most elaborate in 19th century Australia.
Detailed explanation-4: -The European exploration of Australia first began in February 1606, when Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon landed in Cape York Peninsula and on October that year when Spanish explorer Luís Vaz de Torres sailed through, and navigated, Torres Strait islands.