Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Wildflower

Whiting Point

Wildflower was a cutter built in and lost on 11/11/1877. Capsized and sank in 20 feet of water during a sudden squall.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationWhiting Point
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1877
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Capsized and sank in 20 feet of water during a sudden squall.

The oddity, explained

Why is Wildflower unusual?

Wildflower appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Wildflower was a cutter built in and lost on 11/11/1877. Capsized and sank in 20 feet of water during a sudden squall. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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