SAILING TO AUSTRALIA (Stone Circle, New Zealand, c.2700-1 BC) Dr. R.M. de Jonge ©, drsrmdejonge@hotmail.com October, 2013 Summary Author Ross M. Bodle of New Zealand found carvings on two stones near a Stone Circle in his country. The glyphs turn out to deal with the short crossing from Awarua Point, South Is-land, at 44°S, to Cape Forestier, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, at 42°S. The sailing distance is 14 moiras, or 14° (1,550 km). – One of the stones show the early discovery of the archipe-lago’s of the Chatham Islands, Bounty Islands, and Antipodes Islands, all about 700 km east of the East Coast of New Zealand.

1. SAILING TO AUSTRALIA
(Stone Circle, New Zealand, c.2700-1 BC)
Dr. R.M. de Jonge ©, drsrmdejonge@hotmail.com
October, 2013
Summary
Author Ross M. Bodle of New Zealand found carvings on two stones near a Stone Circle in
his country. The glyphs turn out to deal with the short crossing from Awarua Point, South Island, at 44°S, to Cape Forestier, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, at 42°S. The sailing distance
is 14 moiras, or 14° (1,550 km). – One of the stones show the early discovery of the archipelago’s of the Chatham Islands, Bounty Islands, and Antipodes Islands, all about 700 km east
of the East Coast of New Zealand.
Introduction
Four unknown people from New Zealand, among them author Ross M. Bodle, visited recently
a Stone Circle in this country, and found on one of these stones enigmatic markings (Fig.1).
Without providing further information Mr. Bodle asked the public about the possible meaning
of the glyphs. (Refs.1,2)
When I would visit this country in the Pacific, I would be interested to know the shortest sailing route to Australia. So, I started with this option as a hypothesis, and to my surprise this
turned out to be the subject of the glyphs!
Sailing to Australia
The vertical line on the photo (Fig.1) turns out to be the meridian, or north-south line, of
Awarua Point, at the west coast of South Island, at a longitude of 168°E. It is located near Mt.
Aspiring (3027 m) and Mt. Tutoko (2746 m), at a latitude of 44°S.
The lowest slanting, straight line turns out to be the western coast line of South Island, which
points c.45° NE. The exact coast line, which is not straight, of course, is carved a tiny fraction below it.
The mentioned latitude of 44°S (Awarua Point) is indicated by a short piece of line at right
angles to it, down below. - The latitude of 40°S (4° higher, just above South Island) is indicated by a short piece of line at the right side above it. It is less important for this story.
Latitudes were already known c.4800 BC, as shown by the monument of Barnénez, Brittany,
France. (Refs.3-6)
Shortest Route
The shortest and safest sailing route to Australia is to Cape Forestier, Freycinet Peninsula, on
the island of Tasmania, at 42°S. The sailing distance is 14 Egyptian moiras, or 14° (14x111=
1,550 km).
There are four parallel, slanting lines on the Stone, with three spacings, or gaps. Each spacing
corresponds with a sailing distance of 5 moiras, or 5°. The total distance of 3x5= 15 moiras is

2. slightly more than the true sailing distance to Cape Forestier, Tasmania, of 14 moiras, mentioned above.
At the west side of the meridian of Awarua Point (the vertical line) are three short pieces of line at right angles, which represent the latitudes of 44°S (already mentioned), 43°S, and 42°S,
respectively. The last latitude line finishes at Cape Forestier, Tasmania, the probable goal of
the voyage. – It completes the explanation of the carving! (Refs.7-12)
Fig.1 Carving on a Stone
(Stone Circle, New Zealand) (Courtesy: Mr. Ross M. Bodle)
Discussion
The shortest sailing route from New Zealand to Tasmania starts 1° lower, at 44+1= 45°S (or
even at 46°S), and finishes at Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula, at 42+1= 43°S. The sailing distance is 14-1= 13 moiras, or 13° (13x111= 1,440 km).
However, the glyph on the Stone clearly shows departure at Awarua Point, where the coast line protrudes to the west. The probable reason for this choice is this sailing route was considered safer at the conditions when the carving was made.
Date
New Zealand was discovered by the 8th king Huni (c.2685-2661 BC) of the Third Dynasty of
Egypt (Refs.11,18,26). So, the carving cannot be older than c.2700 BC. – Stone Circles are
part of the Megalithic Culture. In SE Asia this culture ended around the birth of Christ. So,
the most probable date of the carving is between c.2700 and 1 BC. (Refs.13-26)

3. Appendix
Fig.2 Same Carving on another Stone
(Stone Circle, New Zealand) (Courtesy: Mr. Ross M. Bodle)
A similar carving was found on another Stone nearby, shown in Fig.2. It has the same meaning.
Here an extra parallel line is shown at the right side, at a distance of 2x5= c.10 moiras, or 10°
(1,110 km) from the west coast of New Zealand (see Fig.2). It should be considered as a proof
of the discovery of several small archipelago’s in this area: the Chatham Islands at 44°S, the
Bounty Islands at 48°S, and the Antipodes Islands at 50°S.
The small piece of line at right angles at the right side is interesting, because it does not correspond to the location of one of these archipelago’s. Instead it marks the latitude of the west
cape of New Zealand, at 46°S.
References
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