Captain James Cook is believed to be the first European explorer to discover Norfolk Island, doing so on 10 October 1774.
Captain James Cook in 1778.
It is a common misconception that Captain Cook discovered Australia. He did not. The Australian continent had been populated by Aborigines for thousands of years, and visited by numerous Asian traders and, later, explorers since the first known European visitor in 1616. Captain James Cook was the first European to sight and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he did between April and August 1770.
Captain James Cook is remembered because he discovered Australia on the first fleet
Captain James Cook's first occupation was that of working under his father on the farm where his family lived. After moving to Staithes from Yorkshire, he became apprenticed as a shop boy to a haberdasher and grocer.
The European discovery was by Captain James Cook,
The first European was Captain James Cook.
Captain James Cook.
Captain James Cook was the first European explorer to reach the Hawaiian Islands in 1778.
It is true that Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) was the first European to chart the east coast of Australia.
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.
Captain James Cook is believed to be the first European explorer to discover Norfolk Island, doing so on 10 October 1774.
Captain James Cook was the first known European to actually land on New Zealand, although the islands had been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642.
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Captain Cook was born on November 7, 1728. James Cook was a cartographer, Naval commander, and explorer. He is known for being the first European to have contact with Australia.
Lieutenant James Cook was the first European to claimAustralia for England, doing so in 1770.Captain Arthur Phillip was the first Governor, arriving with the First Fleet in January 1788, and becoming the first European to settle Australia.
Captain James Cook in 1778.