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Sighting of Jarvis Island
- When
- August 21, 1821
- Where
- South Pacific Ocean
The crew of the Eliza Frances sighted Jarvis Island on August 21, 1821, marking the first known British encounter with the uninhabited coral atoll.
The British ship Eliza Frances, owned by Edward, Thomas, and William Jarvis and commanded by Captain Brown, sighted the island on August 21, 1821. The island, previously known as Bunker Island or Bunker's Shoal, had no permanent human occupation prior to this sighting.
Sources
- Jarvis Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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