who discovered the island?
Matthew Flinders
Flinders Island
 In February 1798, British navigator Matthew Flinders charted some of the southern islands, using one of the schooner "Francis"' open boats. Later that year, Flinders returned and finished charting the islands in the "Norfolk";
for what is thomas ellison famous? He was a New Zealand rugby union player and one of the first Māori admitted to the bar practicing as a solicitor and later as a barrister what is maori? Indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand in what ways are these people represented in politics? There are seven designated Māori seats in the New Zealand Parliament and consultation with Māori have become routine requirements for councils and government organizations when did these people first meet the europeans? 1642 who was the first european that made contact with them? Abel Tasman from which european empire did he come? Dutch is there any map name after him? Yes. Tasman map is there any place named after him? Yes. Tasmania how is the climate of that place? It has a relatively cool temperate climate compared to the rest of Australia with four distinct seasons were the aboriginal people removed from that place? Yes. They were moved to Flinders Island.
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Flinders Island [SEP] European discovery
Some of the south-eastern islands of the Furneaux Group were first recorded in 1773 by British navigator Tobias Furneaux, commander of , the support vessel with James Cook on Cook's second voyage. In February 1798, British navigator Matthew Flinders charted some of the southern islands, using one of the schooner "Francis"' open boats. Later that year, Flinders returned and finished charting the islands in the "Norfolk"; he then went on to complete the first circumnavigation of Tasmania (1798–99), accompanied by George Bass, proving Tasmania to be an island separated from the Australian mainland by Bass Strait, later named in honor of George Bass.