Quite simply, he returned.
The god they believed Captain Cook to be was not supposed to return almost immediately after leaving the islands, which was what Cook did.
James Cook did not actually sail into Sydney Harbour. He sailed into Botany Bay, 8km south, originally naming it "Stingray Harbour".
Not a thing. Captain James Cook was prevented from reaching the Antarctic cotinent because of the pack ice, and the fact that his sails kept freezing. He was only the first European to cross the Antarctic circle, doing so twice.
James Cook did not "discover" Tonga, but he first visited the islands in 1773, whilst on his second voyage. Tonga was discovered by two unnamed Dutch explorers in 1616. However, Dutch trader/explorer Abel Tasman is often given the credit, as he was the first known European to land there, doing so in 1643.
You can find it on Wikipedia, or go to google and search James Cook image.
Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) chose Botany Bay as the most promising site for a new settlement.it is interesting to note that, when the First Fleet arrived eighteen years later, Captain Arthur Phillip did not find Botany Bay to be at all as Cook had described. He was forced to reconnoitre north in order to find a more suitable prospect.
That was Captain James Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific Ocean.
By accident
The first European was Captain James Cook.
No, Captain James Cook discovered Tahiti. Captain Bligh was going to Tahiti to deliver Breadfruit.
The English sea captain Captain James Cook was most known for being the first European to find the eastern coast of Australia, as well as eliminating the rumor of a great southern continent among with other things.
Because he was the first person to find Australia and anyway's it's also history.
James Cook (not a captain a this stage, but a Lieutenant) explored the eastern coast of Australia in the HMS Bark Endeavour. He did not 'find' or discover Australia, as the Dutch had already discovered the land over 150 years before Cook arrived.
James Cook was able to determine that New Zealand was not a continent because he circumnavigated the islands, sailing around the islands and charting them as he went.
James Cook did not actually sail into Sydney Harbour. He sailed into Botany Bay, 8km south, originally naming it "Stingray Harbour".
The first voyage of Captain James Cook on the HMS Endeavor was a south Pacific Ocean expedition to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun. A dual purpose was to find evidence of an unknown southern land.
Not a thing. Captain James Cook was prevented from reaching the Antarctic cotinent because of the pack ice, and the fact that his sails kept freezing. He was only the first European to cross the Antarctic circle, doing so twice.
James Cook did not "discover" Tonga, but he first visited the islands in 1773, whilst on his second voyage. Tonga was discovered by two unnamed Dutch explorers in 1616. However, Dutch trader/explorer Abel Tasman is often given the credit, as he was the first known European to land there, doing so in 1643.