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Discovery of Mount Briscoe

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1831Date range
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Chronological records

1831

John Biscoe28 February 1831

Mount Briscoe · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

A headland is spotted, which Biscoe names Cape Ann; the mountain atop the headland would later be named Mount Biscoe

Names involved

John Biscoe

Provenance

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