John King (explorer)
(1838-1872)
british explorer
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John King (15 December 1838 – 15 January 1872) was an Irish soldier who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the sole survivor of the four men from the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition who reached the Gulf of Carpentaria. The expedition was the first to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from Melbourne in Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland.
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5 December 1838 Moy, County Tyrone, Ireland
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| Died |
15 January 1872 (aged 33) St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
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| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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