Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Amelia
About 100 m from shore (north west section?), Avoid Bay, Coffin Bay National Park, West Coast of South Australia.
Amelia was a cutter built in 1858 and lost on 08/02/1883. Amelia was on a sealing expedition to Four Hummocks Islands under the command of Captain Alexander Reid when lost on the morning of Thursday 8 February 1883. The vessel was hove to and drifting under a double-reefed mainsail at 12:30am about five miles o
The oddity, explained
Why is Amelia unusual?
Amelia appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Amelia was a cutter built in 1858 and lost on 08/02/1883. Amelia was on a sealing expedition to Four Hummocks Islands under the command of Captain Alexander Reid when lost on the morning of Thursday 8 February 1883. The vessel was hove to and drifting under a double-reefed mainsail at 12:30am about five miles o. 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. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.
Evidence and further exploration
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Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.
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