Lieutenant (later Captain) Jamrs Cook's ship, the HM Bark Endeavour, struck the Great Barrier Reef early in June 1770, damaging the hull. Cook had to offload several cannons in order to lighten the ship enough to refloat her. The crew then managed to keep her afloat for several days before landing near today's Cooktown on 10 June 1770, where they stayed for several weeks, repairing the hull.
James Cook was sailing in the HMS Bark Endeavour when it was damaged on the Great Barrier Reef in June 1770.
James Cook could be said to have first come across the Great Barrier Reef. His ship The Endeavour ran aground on the reef in 1770, and Cook's crew had to spend about 6 weeks repairing their vessel.
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef.
He hit the reef and broke a hole in his boat.
The proper name for the Great Barrier Reef is simply "Great Barrier Reef".
No. Although Osprey Reef is in the Coral Sea, where the Great Barrier Reef is located, it is actually separate from the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef was first found by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770 when his ship HMS Endeavour ran aground on the reef off the site of present-day Cooktown, in far north Queensland.However, Cook did not name the Great Barrier Reef. It was actually named by sea explorer Matthew Flinders when he circumnavigated the Austalian continent in 1801-1802.
The Great Barrier Reef was first found by Lieutenant James Cook in 1770 when his ship HMS Endeavour ran aground on the reef off the site of present-day Cooktown, in far north Queensland.However, Cook did not name the Great Barrier Reef. It was actually named by sea explorer Matthew Flinderswhen he circumnavigated e Austalian continent in 1801-1802.
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef ecosystem.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef system in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef spans a length of some 2000km, so naturally there are many rivers along its length. One of the better-known rivers is the Endeavour River, near Cooktown. James Cook's ship, the "Endeavour", struck the Great Barrier Reef and nearly sank in 1770. The Endeavour managed to stay afloat for another week whilst the crew sought desperately for land, eventually sighting the harbour formed by the Endeavour River. The ship was landed on 10 June 1770, and Cook spent almost two months repairing it, thus giving rise to the fledgling township of Cooktown.
The great barrier reef is awesome