Edmund Kennedy explored Australia
the coastline of Australia
The best known explorer of Western Australia was John Forrest, who explored parts of the state on numerous expeditions between 1869 and 1874. His brother Alexander Forrest also explored Western Australia around the same years.Colonel Peter Warburton undertook some exploration of Western Australia between 1872 and 1874.Ernest Giles explored large tracts of the state during the 1870s.
captain cook
The east coast of Australia was first explored by Captain James cook in 1770.
Dirk Hartog was a Dutch explorer who first explored and landed on the western coast of Australia in 1616. He is known for being the first European to set foot on this part of Australia.
Edward Eyre was a Brit who explored the Australian continent. He moved to Sydney as a teenager, and explored South Australia in 1839.
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Captain James Cook
Abel Tasman
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.
he started in north America