James Cook claimed Australia for the British Crown on 22 August 1770. He landed at Possession Island in Torres Strait in order to make the formal claim.
James Cook (not yet a captain) claimed the eastern half of the Australian continent for England, and named it New South Wales, in 1770.
James Cook (not yet a captain) claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770.
Captain Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770
Captain Cook never sailed anywhere near Australia's western coast, so he had no opportunity to think anything of the Swan River. Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh named the Swan River in 1697 because of the black swans he saw in abundance there. In 1826, Edmund Lockyer was sent to claim the western half of the Australian continent for Britain. Cook never ventured beyond the eastern coast.
Contrary to popular belief, Captain James Cook did not discover Australia.When he first visited Australia's shores, he was in the HM Bark Endeavour.
France, Australia, Norway, Britain, Argentina and Chile claim territory on Antarctica.
James Cook (not yet a captain) claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770.
Captain James Cook
Captain Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain in 1770
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.
In 1770, Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a Captain) claimed "New South Wales", which was actually Australia's eastern half, for Britain. He claimed the east coast under instruction from King George III of England, but did not claim the western half.He also claimed New Zealand for Great Britain.
On April 20, 1770, The Endeavor, reached Australia and Captain James Cook laid claim to it as part of the British Empire. He did not discover Australia, since there were already aboriginal people there, but Captain Cook was the first European to lay claim to Australia.
Captain Charles Fremantle officially claimed New Holland (now Western Australia) for Great Britain on 2 May 1829. The colony did not become known as Western Australia until a month later, on 8 June.
Captain Cook never sailed anywhere near Australia's western coast, so he had no opportunity to think anything of the Swan River. Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh named the Swan River in 1697 because of the black swans he saw in abundance there. In 1826, Edmund Lockyer was sent to claim the western half of the Australian continent for Britain. Cook never ventured beyond the eastern coast.
France, Australia, Norway, Britain, Argentina and Chile claim territory on Antarctica.
Contrary to popular belief, Captain James Cook did not discover Australia.When he first visited Australia's shores, he was in the HM Bark Endeavour.
Australia Day has absolutely nothing to do with Captain James Cook. Australia Day, celebrated annually on January 26, commemorates the landing of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in 1788, and the raising of the Union Jack to claim the land as belonging to England. Captain Cook first visited Australia in 1770, 18 years earlier.
great britain was the country that colonized australia