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Flinders, Matthew

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Flinders, Matthew (1774-1814)

English navigator who explored the Australian coasts 1795-99 and 1801-03.

Named after him are Flinders Island, northeast of Tasmania, Australia; the Flinders Range in southern Australia; and Flinders River in Queensland, Australia.


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