Charles Sturt | |
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Born | 28 April 1795 India |
Died | 16 June 1869 |
Occupation(s) | Soldier, Explorer of Australia, Farmer |
Charles Sturt (28 April 1795 — 16 June 1869)[1] was a British Army officer who became an early explorer of Australia. He described the Murray, the Murrumbidgee and Darling Rivers. Sturt searched the desert areas of Australia in the hope of finding an inland sea.