Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Maria
3.5 miles off Lighthouse, near Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia.
Maria was a cutter built in and lost on 10/06/1879. Presumed sunk in squall with all sails set.
The oddity, explained
Why is Maria unusual?
Maria appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Maria was a cutter built in and lost on 10/06/1879. Presumed sunk in squall with all sails set. 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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