Left STRANDED On Uninhabited Pacific Island In 1704

Summary by Krater

The story of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who was marooned on the uninhabited Más a Tierra Island in the Pacific Ocean in 1704 and survived there alone for over four years before being rescued.

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Answers: Who was Alexander Selkirk and what is the story of his survival on Más a Tierra Island?

• Alexander Selkirk biography
• Más a Tierra Island survival
• Privateering in the South Seas
• St. George and Cinque Ports voyage
• Capt. Thomas Stradling and Captain William Dampier

What it concludes

• Alexander Selkirk chose to remain on the uninhabited Más a Tierra Island because he distrusted the unseaworthy condition of the Cinque Ports.
• Selkirk survived alone on Más a Tierra Island for over four years, utilizing wild goats, cats, and supplies from his sea chest.
• The Cinque Ports eventually sank off the coast of modern-day Colombia, and the surviving crew members were imprisoned in Peru.
• Selkirk was rescued in 1709 by privateering ships captained by Woodes Rogers on the Duke.
• After returning to England and privateering again, Selkirk accumulated a wealth of 800 pounds, dying of yellow fever in 1721.