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capt. James cookAnswerJames Cook actually named the islands the Hervey Islands.The name Cook Islands, in honour of Cook, appeared on a Russian naval chart published in the 1820s
Captain James Cook was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle on the 17th of January, 1773, and reached a latitude of 67 degrees 15 minutes S. It is not clear whether or not he actually set eyes on Antarctica since the ice pack prevented any further southward progress. In 1773, Captain Cook would have been 45 years old.
A naturalist on board his ship discovered penguins in Antarctica.
The only way to travel to Antarctica in 1911 was by ship. Mawson departed Hobart, heading for Macquarie Island (a sub-Antarctic island 1300 kilometres north of Antarctica), before heading for the Antarctic continent.
He wanted to prove that you can travel to Antarctica, without freezing.
Reis knew of the Antarctica several hundred years before Captain James Cook 'discovered' it as he was crossing it.
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Fire works well for cooking in Antarctica.
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Fire works nicely as a cooking technology in Antarctica.
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He explored Antarctica between 1772 and 1774
On account of the Treaty of Tordesillas, Capt Mendonca had to keep his discovery a secret lest he would have violated the Treaty. It was only 250 years later, that Capt James Cook using the Diappe charts, came to Australia.
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