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) States and Japan. In 2007, Moreira left the group and Claudio Pianini joined them as bassist. Thereafter, "Mutiny on the Bounty" toured through Europe and shared the stage with bands like: Battles, And So I Watch You From Afar, 65 Days of Static, Coheed and Cambria, These Arms Are Snakes, Akimbo, Russian Circles, Portugal. The Man, Red Sparowes, 31 Knots and Fear Before the March of Flames. Nevertheless, the band alongside continued to work on songs for their debut album. Each member of the band delivered a variety of song fragments, which were then edited together. Thus arose songs that