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Captain James Cook did not discover any continent.
In 1770, he found the eastern coast of Australia, but Australia as a continent had been discovered by the Portuguese about two hundred years before Cook.
Formal discoveries of Australia were made by the Dutch in the early 1600s.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoCaptain James Cook sailed to the continent of Australia, though he was not the first to discover it.
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∙ 14y agoNo, Christopher Columbus is reputed to have discovered America but America was not discovered, more like invaded.
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Why does Captain Cook not get the credit for his discovery?
James Cook is fully credited with being the first European to chart the east coast of Australia and claim it for England, but he did not discover Australia. The Dutch were the first to discover the Australian continent, and to have their observations recorded and noted.
What year did Captain Cook discover Australia?
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.
Did Captain Cook discover Norfolk Island?
Captain James Cook is believed to be the first European explorer to discover Norfolk Island, doing so on 10 October 1774.
How many countries did Captain Cook discover?
Captain Cook did not discover any countries. He explored many, including New Zealand and Australia, and he discovered and named the Hawaiian Islands, which he originall called the Sandwich islands. He did not discover any countries.
What side of Australia did Captain James cook discover?
James Cook charted the east coast of Australia.
Did captain cook discover another country?
no
Who was the first English Captain to discover Hawaii?
Captain James Cook.
Did Captain Cook discover Scandinavia?
No. Scandinavia was established long before Captain James Cook was born.
Why does Captain Cook not get the credit for his discovery?
James Cook is fully credited with being the first European to chart the east coast of Australia and claim it for England, but he did not discover Australia. The Dutch were the first to discover the Australian continent, and to have their observations recorded and noted.
When did Captain Cook discover or claim Australia as a British colony?
James Cook was not a captain, but a lieutenant, when he claimed the eastern coast of Australia. He did not discover the continent, as there were many other explorers who came to the land first. He claimed the eastern coast, excluding Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), in August 1770.
Did Arthur Philip discover Australia?
No, it was Captain Cook.
When and why did captain James cook discover Australia?
1770
What year did Captain Cook discover Australia?
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.
When and how did captain cook find the great southern continent?
There is no great southern continent.
Did Captain Cook discover Norfolk Island?
Captain James Cook is believed to be the first European explorer to discover Norfolk Island, doing so on 10 October 1774.
Where did Captain Cook discover Australia for the first time?
It should be noted that Captain Cook did not discover Australia. He was the first known European to sight the eastern coast. The first sighting Captain Cook had of Australia was Point Hicks, which lies on the far southeastern corner of the Australian continent. This point was first sighted on 19 April 1770 by officer of the watch, Lieutenant Zachary Hicks. Cook made out low sandhills which he named Point Hicks, although he did not yet know whether they formed part of an island or a continent. The point was later named Point Hicks.
Captain cook is famous but did he actually discover anything?
yes
