Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846

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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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instanceOf Australian inland exploration ⓘ
exploration expedition ⓘ
overland expedition ⓘ
commander Charles Sturt ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
discipline exploration geography ⓘ
documentedIn Charles Sturt’s journals ⓘ
endDate 1846 ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th-century exploration of Australia ⓘ
leader Charles Sturt ⓘ
legacy contributed to later inland expeditions in Australia ⓘ
disproved the theory of a large central inland sea in Australia ⓘ
location central Australia ⓘ
linked to: Central Australia
motivation belief in the existence of an Australian inland sea ⓘ
notableEvent Charles Sturt reached his northernmost point near present-day Simpson Desert ⓘ
notableMember James Poole ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: European explorers
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 ⓘ
Murray–Darling basin ⓘ
Stony Desert regions of central Australia ⓘ
routeStart Adelaide ⓘ
sponsor Government of New South Wales ⓘ
startDate 1844 ⓘ
usedTransport boats carried overland ⓘ
bullock drays ⓘ
horses ⓘ

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Charles Sturt → knownFor → Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846 ⓘ
Charles Sturt → notableExpedition → 1844–1846 Central Australian Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846
1828–1829 Macquarie and Darling Rivers expedition → partOf → European exploration of inland Australia ⓘ
linked to: Central Australian Expedition of 1844–1846