What discoveries did Captain James Cook make?

Answer 1

Captain James Cook discovered Hawaii.

He did not discover Australia, although he was the first to see the eastern coast.

He also did not discover New Zealand, but was the first to circumnavigate the islands.

Answer 2

Contrary to popular opinion, James Cook did not discover Australia, nor New Zealand.

On his first journey, departing in 1768, he commanded the 'Endeavour' on an expedition to chart the transit of Venus. Cook went on to search for Terra Australis Incognita, the great continent which some believed to extend round the pole. He first came across New Zealand, which had already been discoveredby Abel Tasman in 1642. He spent some months there, charting the coastline. Nearly a year later, he set sail east, becoming the first known European to sight the Eastern coast of Australia, in April 1770. He continued north, charting the coast in some detail, before returning a favourable report to England. It was this report which convinced the authorities to colonise the Australian continent with convicts.

On Cook's second journey which lasted from 1772-1775, he commanded the 'Resolution' and the 'Adventure' on an expedition to the South Pacific, disproving the rumour of a great southern continent, exploring the Antarctic Ocean, New Hebrides and New Caledonia.

On his third journey, commencing in 1776, Cook visited and named the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii. This was the main region he "discovered", whilst Australia and New Zealand were the main regions he explored.

Answer 3

James Cook was known less for his actual discoveries than for his charting of new lands, adding to world maps.

Many websites will tell you that Cook discovered Australia and New Zealand. He discovered neither, as he was not the first European to see either land, but he did extensive mapping of New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. Even the Cook Islands were not discovered by Cook.

The only completely new discovery Cook made was Hawaii, which at the time he called the "Sandwich Islands".

Answer 4

The first thing to note is that James Cook did not discover Australia, which is a common misconception. Cook was the first European to chart and name features of the eastern coast of Australia. At the time, he named the entire coast New South Wales, a name that now refers to a smaller area of the country, in the form of a state. He was the first to name many features in Australia, such as botany Bay (originally named Stingray Harbour), the Glass House Mountains, Morton Bay (now spelt Moreton Bay) and the Endeavour River, just to name a few.

On Captain Cook's third (and last) voyage in January 1778, he discovered the Hawaiian Islands. He named them the "Sandwich Islands" after the fourth Earl of Sandwich.

Answer 5

Captain James Cook did not discover any countries, but he discovered Hawaii.

He did not discover Australia, although he was the first to see the eastern coast.

He also did not discover New Zealand, but was the first to circumnavigate the islands.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

On Captain Cook's third (and last) voyage in January 1778, he discovered Hawaiian Islands. He named them the "Sandwich Islands".

Cook did not discover either Australia or New Zealand.