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Who first explored New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia?
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∙ 13y ago
Captain James Cook was the first European to both circumnavigate New Zealand and chart the eastern coast of Australia.
Tasmania and New Zealand had been visited but not circumnavigated by Dutch captain Abel Jansen Tasman in 1544. His charts exist today.
The east coast of Australia was charted earlier in 1523-4 by an expedition of three ships under command of Portuguese captain Mendonca from the Portuguese colony of Malacca. The mahogany ship which was seen in the 19th Century in the sandhills near Warrnambool in the west coast of Victoria may well be one of his caravels, and it is located at the western extent of the map.
His charts were lost when a tidal wave immersed the Casa da India in Lisbon in the 18th Century, however stolen copies were incorporated in the maps of the Dieppe mapmakers in the 1530s-1560s. These maps are extant today. One was given to Henry VIII as a wedding present by Anne of Cleves.
There is some slender evidence of Portuguese contact with New Zealand (in the Ruapuke wreck, the Tamil bell, the Wellington helmet and the Admiralty annotation of Cook Strait as Gulf of the Portuguese) however this remains speculative and there are no contemporary charts to support it, unless the attribution of the strangel-projecting Cape Fremose in the Dieppe Charts is taken as being New Zealand.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoAlthough James Cook did not discover New Zealand or Australia, he was the first to explore and map both. He circumnavigated New Zealand's islands in 1769 and part of the east coast of Australia in 1770.
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Was Captain James Cook a captain or a lieutenant?
When James Cook initially explored and charted Australia's eastern coast, he was still a Lieutenant. He was promoted to captain following his successful charting New Zealand and Australia's east coast.
What was James Cook's ship to Australia and New Zealand?
When James Cook came across New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, he was commanding the HMS Bark Endeavour.
In which year did Captain Cook explore the east coast of Australia?
Cook and The Endeavor left on their expedition from Plymouth on Aug. 26, 1768. The ship reached Tahiti in April 1769. New Zealand was discovered on Oct. 7, 1769 before moving on to the eastern coast of Australia. It returned back to England on July 13, 1771.
When was the east coast or Australia discovered?
The east coast of Australia was first explored by Captain James cook in 1770.
Captain James Cook's journey to the East side of Australia?
Captain Cook's first journey to the eastern coast of Australia was in 1770. He charted and explored along the coast between April and August of that year, naming it New South Wales.
What places did Abel Tasman explore?
He explored Tasmania, Australia's north coast and New Zealand.
Was Captain James Cook a captain or a lieutenant?
When James Cook initially explored and charted Australia's eastern coast, he was still a Lieutenant. He was promoted to captain following his successful charting New Zealand and Australia's east coast.
What was James Cook's ship to Australia and New Zealand?
When James Cook came across New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, he was commanding the HMS Bark Endeavour.
In which year did Captain Cook explore the east coast of Australia?
Cook and The Endeavor left on their expedition from Plymouth on Aug. 26, 1768. The ship reached Tahiti in April 1769. New Zealand was discovered on Oct. 7, 1769 before moving on to the eastern coast of Australia. It returned back to England on July 13, 1771.
Who explored eastern coast?
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What year was NSW in Australia discovered?
The eastern coast of Australia was first explored by Europeans in 1770, when Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain)of the Endeavour charted it. He called the eastern coast "New South Wales", because he thought the hilly landscape looked like the south of Wales. Originally "New South Wales" referred to the entire eastern half of Australia.
How many miles off the coast of Australia is New Zealand?
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When was the east coast or Australia discovered?
The east coast of Australia was first explored by Captain James cook in 1770.
Captain James Cook's journey to the East side of Australia?
Captain Cook's first journey to the eastern coast of Australia was in 1770. He charted and explored along the coast between April and August of that year, naming it New South Wales.
Which country did James Cook explore and why?
James Cook spent several months exploring both New Zealand and Australia. He circumnavigated, and charted both main islands of New Zealand, and he charted the eastern coast of Australia.
New Zealand is located off the coast of?
New Zealand is located off the Southeast coast of Australia.
Where Frilled lizard live?
they live in Australia on the eastern coast and as south as Brisbane
