How long did it take captain James Cook to get to Antarctica?

Answer 1

Captain Cook did not travel directly to Australia. He left Plymouth, England, in August 1768 and reached Australia in April 1770. On the way, he stopped at Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus (his main mission), then stopped at New Zealand for many months of exploration and mapping before seeking the "unknown continent" further west.

Answer 2

James Cook (not a captain yet, but a lieutenant) did not travel directly to Australia. He left Plymouth, England, in August 1768 and reached Australia in April 1770. On the way, he stopped at Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus (his main mission), then stopped at New Zealand for many months of exploration and mapping before seeking the "unknown continent" further west.

Answer 3

About 20 months. James Cook's ship, the 'Endeavour', departed England, on 25 August 1768. He spent some time in Tahiti, observing the transit of Venus which occurred on 3 June 1769, then reached New Zealand in October 1769. After circumnavigating New Zealand, Cook headed west, reaching the southeastern corner of mainland Australia in April 1770.

Answer 4

Lieutenant James Cook (not yet a captain) left England on 25 August 1768 in order to observe the transit of Venus (when the planet Venus passes directly between the Earth and the Sun). Cook reached Tahiti in April, in plenty of time for his crew and scientists to set up their instrumentation necessary to observe and report on the transit, which occurred on 3 June 1769.

After observing the transit of Venus, Cook continued to sail west. It was shortly after observing the transit of Venus that Cook came across New Zealand, which had already been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642. He landed there on 6 October 1769.

Therefore, it took James Cook one year, one month and 11 days to sail to New Zealand.

Answer 5

It took Captain James Cook and his crew almost 2 years to sail from England to Australia. They set sail on August 26, 1768 and landed on the east coast of Australia on April, 19, 1770.

Answer 6

On James Cook's first voyage, he stayed in Australia (or along the eastern coast) from April 1770 to August 1770.

Answer 7

Captain Cook did not actually reach Antarctica, he crossed the Antarctic Circle and was prevented from going any further by the ice pack.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

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