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Sighting and charting of the Antipodes Islands
- When
- 25 March 1800 – 1800
- Where
- Antipodes Islands
Captain Henry Waterhouse, commanding HMS Reliance, sighted the Antipodes Islands on 25 March 1800 and became the first person to chart them.
The island group was seen on 25 March 1800 by Captain Henry Waterhouse commanding HMS Reliance. Waterhouse subsequently became the first person to chart the Antipodes Islands in 1800. The group consists of the main Antipodes Island, Bollons Island to the north, and numerous small islets and stacks in subantarctic waters south of New Zealand.
Sources
- Antipodes Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
- Henry Waterhouse Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09
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