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botany Bay's original name, as given by James Cook, was "Stingray Harbour". However, it was later changed to "Botany Bay" because of the many new and unique plant species that Cook's botanists (Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander) found, classified and catalogued there.

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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.


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.


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.


Why is Botany Bay now called Sydney harbor?

Botany Bay is now still called Botany Bay. Originally intended as the site for the colony of New South Wales, Botany Bay proved unsuitable for the purpose, so it should not be confused with Port Jackson, the site where Sydney was first established. However, because of the expansion of Sydney, Botany Bay is now part of the city of Sydney. The first name for Botany Bay was Stingray Harbour.


What did captain cook name the pale he landed in Australia?

botany bay


What was botany bays first name?

Botany Bay's first name was "Stingray Harbour." The name was later changed to Botany Bay by Captain James Cook in 1770, due to the abundance of plant life he observed in the area. The bay is located in New South Wales, Australia, and is historically significant as the site of the first British colony in Australia.


When was Botany Bay - song - created?

Botany Bay - song - was created in 1885.


Is botany bay a sandy beach?

Botany Bay got its name for the great amount of plant life along the shore. Today part of this land is the Sydney Airport. Another large part is the Botany Bay National Park. There is a sand mining plant.


Which 18th century explorer first landed at Botany Bay Australia?

The first European explorer to discover Botany Bay was James Cook, who did so in 1770. Originally Cook named the 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.