James Cook visited New Zealand between October 1769 and February 1770. During this time, he circumnavigated and charted the North and South Islands.
James Cook only travelled to New Zealand and Australia once.
From October 1769 to February 1770, James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand. This was his first visit to the islands.He visited New Zealand again on his second journey, between February and May of 1773, returning again in November of that year, having explored the Pacific Islands.He was back in New Zealand for October and November of 1774.Cook returned to New Zealand in December 1776 to January of 1777.
Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain) was the first to circumnavigate and chart the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
Cook Strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.Cook Strait runs from the Tasman Sea on the western side of New Zealand to the Pacific Ocean on the east.
Lieutenant (Captain) James Cook.
Yes; James Cook is believed to be the first European to actually land on New Zealand soil. He was not, however, the first European to discover New Zealand - that was achieved by Abel Tasman in 1642.
James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand on his first voyage, the one in which he commanded the Endeavour.
When James Cook first arrived in New Zealand, there were no cities. The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, who were the first people there, did not build cities.
James Cook did not name New Zealand. New Zealand had already been named by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 - over 130 years before Cook's expedition.
When James Cook came across New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia in 1770, he was commanding the HMS Bark Endeavour.
From October 1769 to February 1770, James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand. This was his first visit to the islands.He visited New Zealand again on his second journey, between February and May of 1773, returning again in November of that year, having explored the Pacific Islands.He was back in New Zealand for October and November of 1774.Cook returned to New Zealand in December 1776 to January of 1777.
HMS Endeavour. (Note: James Cook did not discover New Zealand.)
James Cook only travelled to New Zealand and Australia once.
Yes. Lieutenant James Cook (not a captain at that stage) circumnavigated the main islands of New Zealand in 1769 and 1770.
Captain Cook did not discover New Zealand. He circumnavigated New Zealand in 1769-1770. New Zealand was discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642.James Cook's expedition was the second European expedition to reach New Zealand, doing so in August 1769. Cook managed to circumnavigate and chart New Zealand, before going on to chart the eastern coast of Australia.
Captain James Cook was the first known European to actually land on New Zealand, although the islands had been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642.
James Cook (not yet a captain) explored New Zealand in 1769, just prior to his arrival in Australia.