The mutineer Fletcher Christian, after leaving Tahiti…

January 1790 CE

The mutineer Fletcher Christian, after leaving Tahiti on September 22, 1789, had sailed Bounty west in search of a safe haven.

He then formed the idea of settling on Pitcairn Island, far to the east of Tahiti; the island had been reported in 1767, but its exact location never verified.

After months of searching, Christian rediscovers the island on January 15, 1790, one hundred and eighty-eight nautical miles (three hundred and forty-eight kilometers; two hundred and sixteen miles) east of its recorded position.

This longitudinal error contributes to the mutineers' decision to settle on Pitcairn.

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