On Captain Cook's first journey, departing in 1768, he commanded the 'Endeavour' on an expedition to chart the transit of Venus. Cook went on to search for Terra Australis Incognita, the great continent which some believed to extend round the pole. He first came across New Zealand, which had already been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642. He spent some months there, charting the coastline. Nearly a year later, he set sail east, becoming the first known European to sight the Eastern coast of Australia, in April 1770. He continued north, charting the coast in some detail, before returning a favourable report to England. It was this report which convinced the authorities to colonise the Australian continent with convicts. On Cook's second journey which lasted from 1772-1775, he commanded the 'Resolution' and the 'Adventure' on an expedition to the South Pacific, disproving the rumour of a great southern continent, exploring the Antarctic Ocean, New Hebrides and New Caledonia. On his third journey, commencing in 1776, Cook visited and named the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii, and unsuccessfully sought a northwest passage along the coast of North America. On his way back to England, he stopped at Hawaii again. After a boat was stolen by natives, he and his crew had an altercation with the Hawaiians. On 14 February 1779, Cook was speared by Hawaiian natives.
Captain James Cook died in 1779 on his third voyage.
13th july 1772 - feb 1776, took three years and eighteen days
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Captain Cooks first voyage was to Europe
To Australia
Captain Cook was searching for the North West Passage on the third voyage
Captain James Cook died in 1779 on his third voyage.
Captain James Cook was returning from his third voyage when he revisited Hawaii, where he was speared by natives and died.
13th july 1772 - feb 1776, took three years and eighteen days
1771
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his daughter had cancer
the gaybos
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Captain James Cook died on 14 February 1779 whilst visiting Hawaii on his return from his third major voyage.