Bounty Islands Solander Islands. Captain William Bligh discovered the Bounty Islands en route from Spithead to Tahiti in 1788 and named them after his ship, HMS "Bounty", just months before the famous mutiny. The location of the islands were only roughly marked on charts. In early 1866 Commander W. H. Norman of HMCS Victoria was tasked with determining more accurately their position. He reported them as being latitude 47ˈ50 South and longitude 179ˈ00 East. Captain George Palmer, during the search for the "Matoaka" placed the islands at 47ˈ46ˈ24 South 178ˈ56ˈ45 East. Palmer also annexed the islands for New Zealand. During the 19th
Mutiny on the Bounty (band) the band through crowdfunding. "Trials" was published 2011 by Redfield Records in Germany and Best Before Records in England. The release party of "Trials" was on May 4, 2012 in Den Atelier in Luxembourg City. "Mutiny on the Bounty" were supported by the Luxembourgish bands "Heartbeat Parade" and "Mount Stealth". In April, a music video for the single "Artifacts" was released, for the song "Myanmar" a music video was published in February 2013. In early 2014, another video for "Mapping the Universe" appeared. The third album "Digital Tropics" was recorded with producer Jan Kerscher in the "Ghost City Recording Studios"