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Who was the explorer who explored Australia before Captain Cook?
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There were many explorers who explored Australia before James Cook ever arrived on its shores.
Willem Jansz/Janszoon was a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. Commanding the Duyfken, he became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606. However, he believed the Cape to be part of New Guinea, from whence he crossed the Arafura Sea, so he did not record Australia as being a separate, new continent.
In 1616, Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog sailed too far whilst trying out Henderik Brouwer's recently discovered route from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia, via the Roaring Forties. Reaching the western coast of Australia, he landed at Cape Inscription in Shark Bay on 25 October 1616. His is the first known record of a European visiting Western Australia's shores.
The first Englishman to visit Australia was William Dampier, in 1688.
There were also numerous French explorers who explored parts of Australia's coastline. The one who explored before James Cook was Nicholas Baudinville, who explored along the Great Barrier Reef in 1768.
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What did Matthew Flinders do before he explored?
Matthew Flinders served in the Royal Navy before becoming an explorer. Matthew Flinders is most known for exploring Australia and identifying it as a continent.
What was the name of Captain Cook's ship when he found Australia?
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.
What is the name of the boat that Captain Cook was on when he discovered Australia?
Captain Cook did not discover Australia. Notwithstanding the presence of Australian Aborigines, and the Asian sea-slug traders who visiter the continent's northern shores long before Eureopean settlement, Australia was "discovered" by Dutch explorers in the early 1600s.The boat in which Captain Cook explored and charted the eastern coastline was the H.M.Bark Endeavour.
What was your explorer's job before Eric the red explored?
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What nations explored Australia before 1820?
Explorers from Portugal, Holland (the Netherlands), France and Great Britain explored Australia before 1820. Macassan traders from Indonesia also explored along the coastline for sea slugs (a delicacy) hundreds of years before the Portuguese sailors came anywhere near the continent.
Was Captain Cook the first governor of Australia?
No. Captain James Cook died nine years before Australia was colonised.
Which country did Captain Cook reach before Australia?
James Cook circumnavigated New Zealand before reaching Australia.
Was Edward John Eyre one of Captain Cook's crew?
Not even close. Edward John Eyre was a young explorer who, in 1840-41, made the first crossing from the east to the west of Australia. Captain James Cook died in 1779, long before Eyre was born.
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.
Which was the biggest island in the world before the discovery of Australia by Captain Cook?
Firstly, Captain Cook did not discover Australia.Secondly, Australia is not an island. It is a continent.The biggest island in the world is and was Greenland.
Was Australia a country before Captain cook found Australia?
until Captain Cook found Australia, nobody except the indigineous Australians knew that it was a country. So in some ways it was a country and in others not really.
Who found Australia before James Cook?
On January 26, 1788,Captain Arthur Philips found Australia😊
