Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Apollo
Between Two Hummocks Point, 9 miles south of Point Lowly Lighthouse, north east of Whyalla, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
Apollo was a barque built in 6/1884 and lost on 27/12/1889. Ran aground in heavy wind.
The oddity, explained
Why is Apollo unusual?
Apollo appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Apollo was a barque built in 6/1884 and lost on 27/12/1889. Ran aground in heavy wind. 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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