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Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain Cook) arrived at the east coast of Australia in 1770.
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(Lieutenant) James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain in 1770.
No explorer discovered most of Australia in 1770. Australia had been "discovered" over 150 years earlier by the Dutch. However, Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain) charted the east coast in 1770.
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James Cook never settled in Australia. After charting the eastern coast of the continent in 1770, he returned to England. During his life, he made two more significant voyages, but his home remained in England.
Yes he did in 1770
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Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook reached the eastern coast of Australia in April 1770. He first sighted and named Point Hicks on the southeastern coast, and gradually moved northwards.
James Cook reached Australia's eastern coast in 1770, claiming the eastern half of the continent for England.
Captain Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770