# Collet Barker

> Collet Barker was a British military officer and explorer. He was commandant at two British outposts for the Colony of New South Wales. Fort Wellington on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory and a penal settlement at King George Sound. Following the closure of the penal settlement at King George's Sound, at the direction of the Governor, whilst he was enroute to Sydney he explored areas of Southern Australia along the eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent, the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Plains and overland from Yankalilla Bay on Fleurieu Peninsula to the Murray Mouth before being killed whilst on duty.

*Australian explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1784-12-31
- **Died:** 1831-04-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Collet Barker was a British military officer and explorer. He was commandant at two British outposts for the Colony of New South Wales. Fort Wellington on the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory and a penal settlement at King George Sound. Following the closure of the penal settlement at King George's Sound, at the direction of the Governor, whilst he was enroute to Sydney he explored areas of Southern Australia along the eastern shore of Gulf St Vincent, the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Plains and overland from Yankalilla Bay on Fleurieu Peninsula to the Murray Mouth before being killed whilst on duty.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.5
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Collet Barker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collet_Barker)
- [Collet Barker](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collet_Barker)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5147053)

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