James Cook did not actually leave for Australia: his first mission was to observe the transit of Venus from Tahiti. He was then to sail west and report on any new lands he came across. It was on this journey that he came across the east coast of Australia. On this, James Cook's first voyage, he departed England in August 1768.
James Cook did not discover New Guinea.
James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand on his first voyage, the one in which he commanded the Endeavour.
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James Cook did not spend any extended time in "the new world". He had the provisions he required on board his ship/s.
No. James Cook was never a convict. It was upon his recommendation that New South Wales be settled as a convict colony.
James Cook did not name New Zealand. New Zealand had already been named by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 - over 130 years before Cook's expedition.
James Cook explored the east coast of the continent of Australia, naming it New South Wales, in 1770.
When James Cook came across New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, he was commanding the HMS Bark Endeavour.
When James Cook first arrived in New Zealand, there were no cities. The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, who were the first people there, did not build cities.
Captain James Cook's ship was called the 'Endeavour' when he first landed in New Zealand
Yes. Lieutenant James Cook (not a captain at that stage) circumnavigated the main islands of New Zealand in 1769 and 1770.