Which country did James Cook explore for?

British navigator and explorer (1728-1778)

Cook, the son of a Scottish farm laborer, was born at Marston in England. He was educated at the local village school and joined the Royal Navy as an able seaman in 1755. He became a ship's master in 1759, spending eight years on survey work before being appointed by the Royal Society to take command of the Endeavour in 1768 on its voyage to the islands of Tahiti. He made two further major voyages of discovery in 1772-75 and in 1776.

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