Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map

Tall ship Windeward Bound in 2002 re-enacted explorer Matthew Flinders' epic circumnavigation of Australia to mark the bicentenary of his historic 36,000-kilometre voyage, following the route he took and using the same charts and log books. [File, Standard]

The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularise the country's name have been found near a busy London railway station.

Archaeologists sifting through a vast burial ground near Euston station said Friday they had found a coffin plate identifying the last resting place of Royal Navy captain Matthew Flinders.