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The Endeavour was not named at botany Bay. The HM Bark Endeavour was an ex-collier bought by the English navy and converted for use in exploration. Initially launched in 1764 as the Earl of Pembroke, it was bought by the Navy is 1768 specifically for the purpose of being used in a scientific mission to the Pacific Ocean (observing the transit of Venus from the best vantage point, which was Tahiti), and to explore for the Terra Australis Incognita or "unknown southern land." It was named before Cook left England.
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What in the world is Botany Bay?
Botany Bay is a bay in New South Wales, a few kilometers south of the Sydney. Botany Bay was the site of James Cook's first landing of HMS Endeavour on the continent of Australia.
Was Botany Bay the first Australian bay that Captain James Cook landed the Endeavour?
Botany Bay was indeed the first place where Lieutenant (not yet Captain) James Cook set foot on Australian soil.
Who was the first British person to die in Australia?
Sailor Forby Sutherland in Endeavour Botany Bay 1770.
What year was stingray bay changed to be named Botany Bay?
Initially, Botany Bay was named Stingray Harbour (not "Bay"). The name was changed in the same year Cook discovered it - 1770. His ship's log from May 1770 recorded the name "Stingray Harbour", but when he transcribed his logs into his journal shortly afterwards, he changed the name to Botany Bay.
Where was the Endeavour moored?
James Cook brought the Endeavour in to moor at a couple of locations in 1770. the first place he moored was Botany Bay. The second place was at the Endeavour River in what is now north Queensland, because he had run aground on the Great Barrier Reef, and the ship needed extensive repairs.
What companion did Captain Cook name Botany Bay after?
James Cook (not yet a captain) did not name Botany Bay after any of his companions. Botany Bay was so named because of the many varieties of new plant life that botanist Sir Joseph Banks noted.
Who suggested that some convicts might be sent to Botany Bay?
The suggestion was made by Sir Joseph Banks, one of the botanists aboard James Cook's ship The Endeavour.
How would you get to Botany Bay in England?
Botany Bay is in Australia.
What did Cook call Botany Bay?
James Cook originally called Botany Bay Stingray Harbour.The name Botany Bay was suggested by Joseph Banks, the famed scientists and botanist who travelled with James Cook between 1768 and 1771. Banks was impressed by all the new species of flora and collected many new botanical specimens at Botany Bay - hence the name change.
The full name of book about la perouse journey called From Hudson Bay to?
Hudson Bay to Botany Bay
What state is Botany Bay in?
Botany Bay is in New South Wales.
What did Captain Cook discover on 28th of April 1770?
On 28 April 1770, Captain Cook discovered Botany Bay. On 29 April 1770 Cook's vessel, the Endeavour, sailed into Botany Bay. He described the bay as being "tolerably well sheltered", and initially named it Stingray Bay, after the large numbers of stingray he noted. The name was later changed to Botany Bay due to the vast numbers of new and unique botanical specimens noted by the ship's botanists, including Joseph Banks. Within the bay, Cook named Cape Solander and Cape Banks after Banks and Finnish botanist Daniel Solander.
