Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Omeo
Near Corny Point, Yorke Peninsula
Omeo was a schooner built in 1854 and lost on 7/1866. During severe weather, caught in squall, capsized and sank.
The oddity, explained
Why is Omeo unusual?
Omeo appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Omeo was a schooner built in 1854 and lost on 7/1866. During severe weather, caught in squall, capsized and sank. 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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