Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Albatross
Near the mouth of the Onkaparinga River, Onkaparinga, South Australia.
Albatross was a cutter built in 1842 and lost on 11/08/1848. Driven ashore in squall.
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear the mouth of the Onkaparinga River, Onkaparinga, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1848
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Driven ashore in squall.
The oddity, explained
Why is Albatross unusual?
Albatross appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Albatross was a cutter built in 1842 and lost on 11/08/1848. Driven ashore in squall. 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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