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James Cook was an English navigator and in 1768-71 commanded the Endeavour sailing from Yorkshire. He circumnavigated and charted New Zealand, the east coast of Australia and New Guinea and taken possession of them for England. The voyage was completed through Java and the Cape of Good Hope. He also discovered how far Antarctic stretched northward. He visited Tahiti and New Hebrides and discovered New Caledonia. In January of 1779 he discovered Hawaii and was killed by the natives on the island. He did more than any other navigator to add to the knowledge of the Pacific and Southern Ocean.
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∙ 15y agoCook's ship, the 'Endeavour', departed Plymouth, England on 25 August 1768
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∙ 13y agoOn James Cook's first voyage, he departed England in August 1768.
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∙ 13y agoJames Cook was not a captain when he left England on his first mission of exploration. Lieutenant James Cook departed Plymouth, England for the first time on 25 August 1768.
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What year did Captain Cook leave England?
James Cook was not a captain when he left England on his first mission of exploration. Lieutenant James Cook departed Plymouth, England on 25 August 1768.
What country did James Cook represent?
James Cook represented England.
What country did Captain Cook explore for?
Captain James Cook represented England on his journeys.
Where did Captain James Cook come from?
Captain James Cook was born in England.
Does James cook represent England?
No. James Cook was a seafarer and explorer who was murdered in Hawaii.
What year did Captain Cook leave England?
James Cook was not a captain when he left England on his first mission of exploration. Lieutenant James Cook departed Plymouth, England on 25 August 1768.
What country did James Cook represent?
James Cook represented England.
What country did Captain Cook explore for?
Captain James Cook represented England on his journeys.
Where did Captain James Cook come from?
Captain James Cook was born in England.
What was explorer James cook's nationally?
Captain James Cook was an Englishman i.e. He was from England
When did James Cook leave for Australia?
James Cook did not actually leave for Australia: his first mission was to observe the transit of Venus from Tahiti. He was then to sail west and report on any new lands he came across. It was on this journey that he came across the east coast of Australia. On this, James Cook's first voyage, he departed England in August 1768.
What part of England was James Cook born in?
James Cook was born in Marton, Yorkshire.
Did Captain James Cook Get Married?
Captain James Cook got married in England.
Does James cook represent England?
No. James Cook was a seafarer and explorer who was murdered in Hawaii.
What is the hometown of James Cook?
James Cook was born in Yorkshire England but moved to Ormesby. he then left home and worked on Staithes
In what country did Captain James Cook grow up?
James Cook grew up in England.
When did Captain James Cook leave England on the First Fleet?
Captain James Cook did not travel on the First Fleet, which was a fleet transporting convicts to Australia in 1788. He set sail from England in 1768 on an expeditionary voyage, making his first landfall in Botany Bay, Australia in 1770.
