Gomes de Sequeira

Gomes de Sequeira was a Portuguese explorer in the early 16th century.

that Gomes de Sequeira may have sailed to the northeast coast of Australia as part of his explorations, although this is disputed.

[1][2][3] In 1525 Gomes de Sequeira was pilot of a small ship captained by Diogo da Rocha, when in the Molucca Passage it was driven 200 to 300 leagues to the northeast by a storm to a large island.

In 1975 William A. Lessa identified the island as Ulithi in the Caroline Islands.

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