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Voyages for the Admiralty

As a result, the English Admiralty office sent Dampier in 1699 on a voyage of exploration to the South Seas. Charting currents and the coastline, Dampier explored Australia and New Guinea. He named New Britain upon discovering that it was an island; he also discovered and named Dampier Archipelago, a group of islands off northwestern Australia, and Dampier Strait, which lies between New Britain and Umboi Island. He described this voyage in Voyage to New Holland (1703-1609).