Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Young Lion
Cape Elizabeth Reef, south of Moonta
Young Lion was a ketch built in 1874 and lost on 18/10/1882. Course of vessel altered by mate and struck reef
The oddity, explained
Why is Young Lion unusual?
Young Lion appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Young Lion was a ketch built in 1874 and lost on 18/10/1882. Course of vessel altered by mate and struck reef. 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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