豪特曼阿布罗略斯

澳大利亚西海岸群岛

豪特曼阿布罗略斯(Houtman Abrolhos)是澳洲西岸的一座群岛,位于杰拉尔顿西方约80公里处。分为瓦拉比群(Wallabi Group)、复活节群(Easter Group)以及佩尔塞尔特群(Pelsaert Group)三个岛群。总面积16.4平方公里。[1]

豪特曼阿布罗略斯

名称来自于发现者弗雷德里克·德·豪特曼,一位荷兰航海家,以及巴西外海的阿布罗略斯群岛[2]。1629年荷兰东印度公司的巴达维亚号帆船在此处触礁。[3]

参考

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  1. ^ Great Circle Distance between Geraldton and Houtman Abrolhos. As the Cocky Flies. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government. [2007-11-15]. 
  2. ^ Houtman to Managers of the East India Company, October 7, 1619; quoted in Heeres, J. E. The part borne by the Dutch in the discovery of Australia 1606–1765 Project Gutenberg of Australia. London: Luzac & Co. 1899. 
  3. ^ Ariese, Csilla. Databases of the people aboard the VOC ships Batavia (1629) & Zeewijk (1725) : an analysis of the potential for finding the Dutch castaways' human remains in Australia. Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology. Fremantle, W.A.: Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology. 2012. ISBN 9781876465070. OCLC 811789103.