Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Varoon

20 miles west of Cape Northumberland

Varoon was a ship built in 1853 and lost on 1/1856. Unknown; supposedly went on rocks in helpless state.

CategorySHIPWRECK
Location20 miles west of Cape Northumberland
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1856
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceShip; Wood; Unknown; supposedly went on rocks in helpless state.

The oddity, explained

Why is Varoon unusual?

Varoon appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Varoon was a ship built in 1853 and lost on 1/1856. Unknown; supposedly went on rocks in helpless state. 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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