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Where did James Cook land in Australia?
James Cook is believed to have landed at Botany Bay in April 1770. After charting the eastern coast, he ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, so brought the ship in to where Cooktown now stands, at...
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What lands did James Cook claim?
James Cook claimed the entire eastern half of the Australian continent as New South Wales, on behalf of England. He also claimed New Zealand for England.
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Did James Cook land on California?
The closest he came to California was Oregon.
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Where did James Cook land in 1770?
James Cook is believed to have landed at Botany Bay in April 1770. Although he fist sighted the mainland at Point Hicks, on the far southeastern coast of Australia on 19 April 1770, he did not land...
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Why did James cook explore the east coast?
On his first journey, following his mission to observe the transit of Venus from tahiti, James Cook was under secret orders to explore and record observations on any new lands he came across. James...