Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been known as New Holland. Australia holds a large collection of statues erected in Flinders’ honour, second only in number to statues of Queen Victoria
Home / Questions / Which navigator is credited with popularizing the name of ‘Australia’ and has several Australian venues (including a famous sporting one) named for him?