Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846

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Australian inland exploration exploration expedition overland expedition

The Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846 was an overland exploration journey led by Charles Sturt that sought to penetrate and map the arid interior of Australia in search of an inland sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian inland exploration ⓘ
exploration expedition ⓘ
overland expedition ⓘ
commander Charles Sturt NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
discipline exploration geography ⓘ
documentedIn Charles Sturt’s journals NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate 1846 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th-century exploration of Australia ⓘ
leader Charles Sturt NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy contributed to later inland expeditions in Australia ⓘ
disproved the theory of a large central inland sea in Australia ⓘ
location central Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
motivation belief in the existence of an Australian inland sea ⓘ
notableEvent Charles Sturt reached his northernmost point near present-day Simpson Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember James Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective to explore the arid interior of Australia ⓘ
to map the interior of Australia ⓘ
to search for an inland sea ⓘ
partOf European exploration of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
result increased geographical knowledge of central Australia ⓘ
mapping of large areas of arid interior ⓘ
no inland sea discovered ⓘ
risk extreme heat ⓘ
scurvy and illness ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ
routeRegion Barrier Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ
Murray–Darling basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stony Desert regions of central Australia ⓘ
routeStart Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ
sponsor Government of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate 1844 ⓘ
usedTransport boats carried overland ⓘ
bullock drays ⓘ
horses ⓘ

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