biography
pronunciation:
[maw(r)zbee]
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| lived:
| (1830–1922)
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| biography:
| Naval commander and explorer, born in Allerford, Somerset, SW England, UK. He conducted exploration and survey work in New Guinea, where he discovered the fine natural harbour now fronted by Port Moresby, which he named after his father, Sir Fairfax Moresby (1786–1877), the admiral of the fleet. |
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