Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Ismyr

Near Reef Head, Yorke Peninsula

Ismyr was a barque built in 1/1868 and lost on 24/02/1879. Presumed to have struck a reef and sank.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear Reef Head, Yorke Peninsula
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1879
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Iron; Presumed to have struck a reef and sank.

The oddity, explained

Why is Ismyr unusual?

Ismyr appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Ismyr was a barque built in 1/1868 and lost on 24/02/1879. Presumed to have struck a reef and sank. 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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