Abraham Bristow

Abraham Bristow
Bornc. 1771
Begbroke, Oxfordshire
DiedOctober 1846
NationalityBritish
OccupationMariner
Years active1793–1820
Known forDiscovery of the Auckland Islands

Abraham Bristow (c. 1771–1846) was a British mariner, sealer and whaler. In August 1806, he was the first European to discover the Auckland Islands.

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