On 6 December 1801 Captain Matthew Flinders RN sighted Cape Leeuwin and commenced the mapping of the Australian coast.

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Leeuwin Road, Point Matthew, Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia
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by Royal Western Australian Historical Society

Colour: bronze

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Captain Matthew Flinders RN
(1774-1814) explorer

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Gwynhafyr on Flickr

London, United Kingdom

Graham Tiller on Flickr

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Richard Croft on Geograph

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