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Wickham Island (other)
Wickham Island may refer to a number of places named after John Clements Wickham John Clements Wickham (21 November 17986 January 1864) was a Scotland, Scottish explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator. He was first lieutenant on during its Second voyage of HMS Beagle, second survey mission, 1831–1836, un ...: Australia Two islands in Western Australia: * Wickham Island (Kimberley coast), an island in the Timor Sea * Wickham Island (Recherche Archipelago), an island off the south coast of WA Chile * Wickham Island (Chile) Solomon Islands * an island in the New Georgia Islands group {{geodab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clements Wickham
John Clements Wickham (21 November 17986 January 1864) was a Scotland, Scottish explorer, naval officer, magistrate and administrator. He was first lieutenant on during its Second voyage of HMS Beagle, second survey mission, 1831–1836, under captain Robert FitzRoy. The young Natural history, naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin was a wikt:supernumerary, supernumerary on the ship, and his journal was published as ''The Voyage of the Beagle''. After that expedition, Wickham was promoted to Commander (naval), Commander and made captain of the ''Beagle'' on its third voyage, from 1837 and conducted various maritime expeditions and hydrography, hydrographic surveys along the Australian coastline. In 1843, after his retirement from the Royal Navy, Wickham was made Police Magistrate and, later, Government Resident of the History of Queensland#Nineteenth century, Moreton Bay District, in the Colony of New South Wales (NSW). Wickham retired in 1859, when the Moreton Bay District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wickham Island (Kimberley Coast)
Wickham Island () off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia is a small island in the Timor Sea.Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. Geographic names include towns, suburbs and roads, plus geographical features such as hills, rivers, and lakes. The index is ... (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group. References Islands of the Kimberley (Western Australia) {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wickham Island (Recherche Archipelago)
Wickham Island is located in the Recherche Archipelago off the south coast of Western Australia.Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. Geographic names include towns, suburbs and roads, plus geographical features such as hills, rivers, and lakes. The index is ... (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group. References Recherche Archipelago {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wickham Island (Chile)
Wickham Island may refer to a number of places named after John Clements Wickham: Australia Two islands in Western Australia: * Wickham Island (Kimberley coast), an island in the Timor Sea * Wickham Island (Recherche Archipelago) Wickham Island is located in the Recherche Archipelago off the south coast of Western Australia.Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. Ge ..., an island off the south coast of WA Chile * Wickham Island (Chile) Solomon Islands * an island in the New Georgia Islands group {{geodab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
