No explorer discovered most of Australia in 1770. Australia had been "discovered" over 150 years earlier by the Dutch. However, Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain) charted the east coast in 1770.
Captain Cook, he discovered Australia.
Mawson was Australia's most famous explorer
He was a famous explorer who lived from 1770 to 1838.
Such a coin does not exist. Australia was not discovered until 1770. Australian Pennies were minted in most years from 1911 to 1964 inclusive.
James Cook sailed up the eastern coast of Australia in 1770.
It would be most difficult to determine which explorer discovered the most land. However, Christopher Columbus discovered lands in Central America which is connected to both North and South America. So, it could be said that he "discovered" two continents that were previously unknown.
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lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) was the one who first mapped the coasts of these countries. Although 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 much of the eastern coast of Australia in 1770.
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Christopher Columbus is perhaps the most famous explorer, having discovered the Americas. Another famous explorer was John Cabot and Vasco Da Gama.
I think that Columbus is the most successful of all, were would we be if he had not discovered the beautiful country that we live in?
Sir Douglas Mawson is Australia's most famous explorer. He has been to Antarctica and the south pole.