biography
pronunciation:
[dampeer]
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| lived:
| (1652–1715)
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| biography:
| Navigator and buccaneer, born in East Coker, Somerset, SW England, UK. He journeyed to Newfoundland and the West Indies, then joined a band of buccaneers along the Pacific coast of South America (1679). In 1683 he sailed across the Pacific, visiting the Philippines, China, and Australia. On his return to England, he published his New Voyage round the World (1697). He then led a voyage of discovery to the South Seas (1699), exploring the NW coast of Australia, and giving his name to the Dampier Archipelago and Strait. He made further journeys there in 1703 and 1708. |
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