James Bremer - Places Named After Him

Places Named After Him

  • Bremer River in Queensland, Australia, was named by explorer John Oxley in 1828.
  • Bremer Bay in Western Australia was named by John Septimus Roe, who served under Bremer on board the Tamar from 1824 to 1827.
  • Bremer Range and its highest peak, Mount Gordon, in Western Australia were named by Roe in 1848–49.
  • Bremer Island, Northern Territory, Australia.

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