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William Dampier was not the first European to explore Australia, but he was the first Englishman to explore any part of the continent.
Dutch explorer Willem Jansz was the first recorded European to explore Australia when he came ashore at the Pennefather River on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula in 1606. Jansz met with hostile Aborigines, and lost ten of his crew men, but still managed to chart 320 km of the shoreline.
However, Jansz believed his landing point was part of New Guinea, and Dutch maps reflected this error for many years.
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William Dampier visited Australia's northwest coast twice, but he never navigated around Australia (or circumnavigated). The first person to do that was Matthew Flinders, in 1801-1802.
On 4 January 1688, William Dampier's ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia.
Eleven years later, Dampier was back, after the British Admiralty commissioned him to chart the north-west coast, hoping to find a strategic use for 'New Holland'. In July 1699, Dampier reached Dirk Hartog Island near Shark Bay in Western Australia. Searching for water, he followed the coast northwards, reaching the Dampier Archipelago and then Roebuck Bay. After finding no sign of water, he was forced to head north for Timor.
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∙ 10y agoEnglish pirate and explorer William Dampier did not find Australia. Many Dutch explorers had already landed on Western Australia's shores.
Dampier landed in Australia in 1688, then again in 1699. Dampier's ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia.
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∙ 15y agoOn 4 January 1688, William Dampier's ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia. Eleven years later, Dampier was back, after the British Admiralty commissioned him to chart the north-west coast, hoping to find a strategic use for 'New Holland'. In July 1699, Dampier reached Dirk Hartog Island near Shark Bay in Western Australia. Searching for water, he followed the coast northwards, reaching the Dampier Archipelago and then Roebuck Bay. After finding no sign of water, he was forced to head north for Timor.
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∙ 12y agoJanuary 4, 1688
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What boat did William Dampier travel on to get to Australia?
William Dampier was on the Cygnet when he first reached Western Australia's shores.
When did William dampier start exploring?
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Why is William dampier famous?
he is famous for going to australia....
Who was the first Englishman to vist Australia?
William dampier
Did William Dampier give a name to Australia?
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How many places are named after William dampier?
Dampier is a major industrial port in the northwest of Western Australia. The Dampier Port is part of the Dampier Archipelago.
In what year did William Dampier find the north coast of WA?
William Dampier came across the northwestern coast of Australia in 1688.
What were William Dampier's accomplishments?
He was the first Englishman to explore parts of Australia and New Guinea as well as being the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.
Did William dampier discover Australia?
No. A dutch named Willem Janszoon was the first european to officially set foot on Australia in 1606. William Dampier went to Australia 93 years later in 1699.
What did William dampier discover in his life?
William Dampier, (1651 to 1715) was the first Englishman to explore or map parts of Australia, (Which was called New Holland in those days), and New Guinea. He was the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.
Where did William Dampier explore?
William Dampier explored previously unknown parts of the western coast of Australia, then known as New Holland. On 4 January 1688, William Dampier's ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia. Eleven years later, Dampier was back, after the British Admiralty commissioned him to chart the north-west coast, hoping to find a strategic use for 'New Holland'. In July 1699, Dampier reached Dirk Hartog Island near Shark Bay in Western Australia. Searching for water, he followed the coast northwards, reaching the Dampier Archipelago and then Roebuck Bay. After finding no sign of water, he was forced to head north for Timor.
When did the British explore Australia?
The first Englishman to explore Australia was Captain William Dampier, an English pirate and sea explorer. He saw the western coast of Australia, first in 1688, and then a decade later. Dampier was unimpressed with the dry barrenness of the northwest coast, and claimed that the indigenous people were "the miserablest people in the world". It was Dampier's negative report which put off further British interest in the Australian continent for almost another 100 years. Lieutenant James Cook charted and officially claimed the eastern coast of Australia for Britain in 1770.
