Английская Википедия:Flag Hill (Houtman Abrolhos)
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Flag Hill is the highest hill on East Wallabi Island, and the highest point in the Houtman Abrolhos, an archipelago off the coast of Western Australia. It is located in the north-east of the island;[1] its gazetted location is Шаблон:Coord,[2][3] but in fact it is located somewhat east of there at about Шаблон:CoordШаблон:Citation-needed. It is about 15 metres (50 ft) high.
Although East Wallabi Island was extensively explored by survivors of the 1629 Batavia shipwreck, no records of that event refer specifically to Flag Hill. Accordingly, discovery of the hill is attributed to John Clements Wickham, Commander during the third voyage of HMS Beagle, which surveyed East Wallabi Island in May 1840. Wickham's lieutenant, John Lort Stokes, later wrote: Шаблон:Quote No explanation for the name "Flag Hill" was given.
From the peak of Flag Hill, Wickham's party sighted an island to the north-north-west; they would later visit it and name it North Island.[4]
References
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- ↑ Australia 1:100000 Topographic Survey, Sheet 1641 (Edition 1): Wallabi
- ↑ Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
- ↑ Шаблон:Gazetteer of Australia
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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