What was the outcome of the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860 and 1861?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The party crossed the continent from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, but Burke and Wills died on the return
- Step 1: The expedition set out from Melbourne to cross the continent north to the Gulf. Answer: They reached the Gulf but Burke and Wills died on the return. Why not the others: No inland sea exists, Sturt had already explored the Murray and Eyre crossed the Nullarbor in 1841.
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