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* Tahiti * New Zealand * Sandwich Islands (Hawaii)
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What famous places of Australia did captain cook name?
Cook strait
Did James cook name any part of Australia?
Yes. A list of places that James Cook named in Australia can be found at the related link below.
The name of the animal James Cook saw in Australia?
James Cook first saw the kangaroo in Australia, noting it as a gangurru.
What name did James Cook first call Australia before it actually got the name Australia?
James Cook only named the east coast of Australia, and the name he gave it was New South Wales. The remainder of the continent continued to be known as New Holland, the name given by the Dutch.
What did captain cook name the pale he landed in Australia?
botany bay
Why did Captain cook name Australia?
The name "Australia" was not determined by Captain Cook. It was derived from the name proposed by Matthew Flinders, which was "Terra Australis". James Cook named the eastern coast "New South Wales" because it reminded him of Wales.
Did Captain Cook name Australia?
No. James Cook only named the eastern half of the continent New South Wales.The name "Australia" was derived from the name proposed by Matthew Flinders, which was "Terra Australis". Captain Cook named the eastern coast "New South Wales" because it reminded him of Wales.
What part of Australia did James Cook take?
James Cook did not "take" Australia. He did, however, claim part of Australia for great Britain. James Cook was the first known European to sail up and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he claimed for Great Britain under the name of New South Wales.
What was the name of Captain Cook's ship when he found Australia?
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.
What was the original name given to Australia by Captain James Cook?
James Cook only named the eastern half of the continent. He gave it the name of New South Wales.
What was the name of the ship that Captain Cook traveled to Australia on in 1770?
Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) sailed to Australia on the HMS Bark Endeavour in 1770. This was the first of three ships he commanded.
What did James Cook name in Australia?
James Cook named the eastern half of Australia New South Wales when he charted it in 1770 and claimed it for England.
