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Dirk Hartog was not the one who discovered Australia. The Australian Aborigines and the Macassan sea traders from Asia had already discovered the continent. Hartog was not even the first European to discover Australia. He had been preceded in 1606 by Willem Jansz. Therefore, he was not paid to discover Australia. Hartog was blown accidentally onto the shores of Western Australia in 1616.
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Where did Dirk Hartog explore?
Dirk Hartog did so much find Australia as bump into it. He found part of the west coast of Australia, but was not impressed with what he found and moved on. He left a plate with an inscription dated 1616.
What is the Dutch 'Den Hartog' in English?
"Den Hartog" sounds very much like someone's last name.
How much does Dirk Nowitzki weigh?
NBA player Dirk Nowitzki weighs 245 pounds.
How much money does Dirk kuyt earn?
50p
What was done with dirk hartogs information that he gained?
nothing much
How much is a canucks Robert dirk hockey card worth?
depends what year
How much is dirk nowitzki worth?
$ 141,342,603 (Career) $ 17,278,618 (2010-11 NBA Season)
How much does dirk nowitzki get paid per year?
18 Million and more every year
What month did James Cook discover Australia?
James Cook did not discover Australia. However, he first landed on Australia's shores in April 1770.The first non-Aboriginal people to visit Australia were the Malay and Indian traders, from the Indonesian islands. They collected sea slugs from the Australian coast to trade with china, where the slugs were a prized delicacy.The Portuguese are believed to have discovered Australia in the 1500s, but all records of their visit/s have been lost.Willem Jansz/Janszoon was a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. He became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606. However, he believed the Cape to be part of New Guinea, from whence he crossed the Arafura Sea, so Australia was not charted as a separate continent at that stage.In 1616, Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog sailed too far whilst trying out Henderik Brouwer's recently discovered route from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia, via the Roaring Forties. Reaching the western coast of Australia, he landed at Cape Inscription on 25 October 1616. His is the first known record of a European visiting Western Australia's shores.The first Englishman to visit Australia was William Dampier, in 1688.James Cook (not a captain at this stage) charted the eastern coast and claimed it in the name of the British in 1770, and for this reason, Cook is often wrongly credited with discovering Australia. Captain Cook was on a scientific expedition to observe the transit of Venus from Tahiti when he continued west, coming across New Zealand and then continuing on until he reached the Australian mainland and charted the Eastern coast. Cook was the first European to sight and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he did between April and August 1770, naming the land New South Wales. He explored much of the eastern Australian coast on behalf of Britain, which was looking to found new colonies given the looming probable independence of the American colonies.
How much country are there in Australia which all are they?
Australia is a country on its own.
What fruit can be grow in Australia?
Australia has too much fruit to answer!
How much do pigs cost in Australia?
the cost about $5 in Australia
