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Captain Cook did not discover Australia.
James Cook, who was not yet a captain when he reached Australia, did not discover Australia. He was the first known European to sight the eastern coast, and he did so in April 1770, first sighting the southeast corner which he named Point Hicks.
He claimed the eastern half of the Australian continent for England, under the name of New South Wales, in August 1770.
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∙ 12y agoJames Cook (still a lieutenant and not yet a captain) first sighted Australia on 19 April 1770, after officer of the watch, Lieutenant Zachary Hicks, sighted land and alerted Cook. 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. Point Hicks lies on the far southeastern corner of the Australian continent.
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∙ 15y agoAfter James Cook (still a lieutenant and not yet a captain) left New Zealand in February 1770, he headed west. On 19 April 1770, officer of the watch, Lieutenant Zachary Hicks, sighted land and alerted Captain Cook. 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. Point Hicks lies on the far southeastern corner of the Australian continent.
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∙ 15y agoJames Cook, who was not yet a captain when he charted Australia's east coast, first sighted the continent's southeastern corner on 19 April 1770.
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∙ 12y agoJames Cook, who was not yet a captain when he charted Australia's east coast, first sighted the continent's southeastern corner on 19 April 1770.
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∙ 12y agoLieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) first came across Australia in April 1770. He then spent several months charting the east coast, and departed in August of that year.
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∙ 13y agoJames Cook (not yet a captain) travelled to Australia in 1770. He first sighted eastern Australia in April 1770.
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What side of Australia did Captain James cook discover?
James Cook charted the east coast of Australia.
Which was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook?
Firstly, Captain Cook did not discover Australia.Secondly, Australia is not an island. It is a continent.The biggest island in the world is and was Greenland.
What continent did captain cook discover?
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.
Why did Captain James Cook discover?
Captain James Cook went to New Zealand, Australia, the South Pacific Islands and Hawaii just for his interest
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 Arthur Philip discover Australia?
No, it was Captain Cook.
When and why did captain James cook discover Australia?
1770
What side of Australia did Captain James cook discover?
James Cook charted the east coast of Australia.
Did Captain Hook discover Australia?
No. Captain Hook is a fictitious character from the book Peter Pan.Nor did Captain Cook discover Australia. To begin with James Cook was a Lieutenant, not a captain, when he charted the eastern coast of Austalia and claimed it for Great Britain. He did not discover Australia, as that honour goes to Dutch trader Willem Jansz in 1606.
Which was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook?
Firstly, Captain Cook did not discover Australia.Secondly, Australia is not an island. It is a continent.The biggest island in the world is and was Greenland.
What continent did captain cook discover?
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.
Why did Captain James Cook discover?
Captain James Cook went to New Zealand, Australia, the South Pacific Islands and Hawaii just for his interest
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.
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.
Did Captain Cook discover Australia or Hawaii?
James Cook certainly did not discover Australia. He was the first European to discover Hawaii which, at the time, he named the Sandwich Islands after one of his sponsors, the Earl of Sandwich.
What was the name of Captain Cook's ship when he found Australia?
James Cook (not a captain a this stage, but a Lieutenant) explored the eastern coast of Australia in the HMS Bark Endeavour. He did not 'find' or discover Australia, as the Dutch had already discovered the land over 150 years before Cook arrived.
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.
