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James Cook explored rather than discovered. He explored and investigated regions of whcih something was known, but he made few new discoveries.

James Cook's exploration and charting of the eastern coast of Australia resulted in the colonisation of Australia, and the eastern half of the continent being claimed for Great Britain and made part of the British Empire. Similarly, his circumnavigation of New Zealand resulted also in the islands being claimed and settled by Great Britain. In both cases, settlement by the British resulted in displacement of the indigenous people of both lands.

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