Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Aeolus
Aeolus Reef, near Cape Banks, opposite Pelican Point, 23 miles west of Mt Gambier, South Australia.
Aeolus was a ship built in 05/05/1886 and lost on 01/09/1894. The vessel missed stays and struck a partially submerged reef, filled with water and broke up over a period of a week.
The oddity, explained
Why is Aeolus unusual?
Aeolus appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Aeolus was a ship built in 05/05/1886 and lost on 01/09/1894. The vessel missed stays and struck a partially submerged reef, filled with water and broke up over a period of a week. 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
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.
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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