In a feat of great navigational daring – and after several attempts – the French explorer Jules Sébastien César Dumont d’Urville sailed the Astrolabe from Tasman Bay through French Pass into Admiralty Bay in the Marlborough Sounds.
Image: Dumont d’Urville (Te Ara Biographies)
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European explorers – Early explorers
External links
- Dumont d'Urville (DNZB)
- Dumont d'Urville's charts (Te Ara)
How to cite this page
'D'Urville sails through French Pass', URL: /durville-sails-through-french-pass, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 14-Jun-2016
