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Captain Cook was the first European to cross the Antarctic Circle. But he most
likely did not sail to the south pole, because the pole is a good 300 miles from
the nearest ocean, and probably more than 1,000 miles from the nearest water
that's not permanently frozen.
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Why can't you sail a boat to the north pole?
you cant sail a boat to the north pole because that would just be stupid. you would have to bring lots of food and it would be cold. also there is lots of things jin your way and chances are you dont even now how to sail a boat.
What sea did Amerigo Vespucci sail in?
South America
Did columus sail north or south of the equator?
Columbus set sail from Europe ... which is north of the equator ... and I'm pretty sure he never crossed it.
What country is immediately south of Maine?
If you leave Portland harbor and sail due south, you'll run aground in the Dominican Republic.
What was Amerigo Vespucci's destination?
he land in south america and a whole lot of rivers
Captain James Cook was famous for whatHe went to the south pole to do something at the mid-1800s?
Captain James Cook, amongst other things, was famous for the discovery of Australia in 1770. He did not actually go to the South Pole, but on his second voyage, he crossed the Antarctic Circle and reached a latitude of 67 degrees 15 minutes S, the first to sail that far south. Captain Cook was killed by Hawaiian natives in 1779.
What country did James cook sail for?
what country or countries did James cook sail for.
Did James Cook sail in 1449?
No, James Cook was not even born in 1449. Cook's first voyage set sail on 26 August 1768.
Where did Robert Edwin Peary sail from?
the north pole to the south pole?
Where did captain James Cook sail?
England
Which country did Cook sail for?
Captain James Cook served in the British Royal Navy.
What year did Roald Amundsen set sail in the Fram for the North Pole?
Amundsen set sail in the Fram for the North Pole in 1910, and while at sea, altered his destination to the South Pole.
Why couldn't the Nautilus sail under the South Pole?
The Nautilus only operates in water: the South Pole sits on the continent of Antarctica.
Why did James Cook sail the pacific waters?
Because he wanted to.
What did James cook have to deal with to sail around the world?
Water
When did captain cook find port Jackson?
James Cook did not actually sail into Sydney Harbour. He sailed into Botany Bay, 8km south, originally naming it "Stingray Harbour".
When did Captain James Cook first sail?
The voyage commissioned by King George III allowed Captain James Cook to sail from Plymouth Harbour England Great Britain on 26 August 1768 on HMB Endeavour, It was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean.
