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How was the first British explorer to discover the Hawaii islands?
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First British explorer to discover the Hawaii islands?
It was Captain James Cook.
What is another name for the sandwich islands?
In 1778, Captain James Cook gave the name "Sandwich islands" to what is now known as the Hawaiian islands, or Hawaii.
Where did Capt Cook first discover the Hawaii Islands?
Well...He discovered Hawaii in Hawaii, but if you mean when the in was in 1778
Which British explorer came to Hawaii?
James Cook
Did Christopher Columbus discover Hawaii?
No. Hawaii was "discovered" by explorer James Cook in 1778 long after Columbus' voyages.
What explorers begin with the letter y?
Sir Francis Younghusband was a British explorer who explored central Asia. John Young was a British explorer who explored Hawaii.
What did captain cook discover other than NZ?
James Cook did not discover New Zealand, just as he did not discover Australia. New Zealand was discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. Cook circumnavigated New Zealand in 1769. Cook's only discovery of previously unknown lands was Hawaii, which he named the Sandwich Islands.
Did Captain Cook discover Australia or Hawaii?
James Cook certainly did not discover Australia. He was the first European to discover Hawaii which, at the time, he named the Sandwich Islands after one of his sponsors, the Earl of Sandwich.
What were the Hawaiian islands referred to before becoming part of the US?
Hawaii was first explored by people from Polynesia, and for centuries, Polynesian religion and culture dominated the Island. Captain James Cook, a British explorer, came to the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, and gradually British and western ideas began to become part of Hawaii; there was also a brief period of time in the early 1840s when England occupied the islands. But throughout much of its recorded history, Hawaii was an independent monarchy, with its own royal family, and a series of Kings and Queens who ruled.Over the decades of the mid-to-late 1800s, however, it was Americans who came to be the most influential force on the islands: missionaries converted the native people to Christianity and discouraged many of Hawaii's indigenous cultural traditions. And American businesses gradually come to control much of Hawaii's economy, especially its sugarcane and pineapple plantations. America was able to overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy in a peaceful (but controversial) coup, circa 1893. In 1898, Hawaii became a territory of the United States.
When did James Cook find Hawaii?
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.
Is Hawaii in the Cook Islands?
No, the Cook Islands are south of Hawaii,
In witch ocean are there islands of Hawaii?
The islands of Hawaii are in the North Pacific Ocean.
