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James Cook
History of Great Britain
1728
Birth
27th Oct
Birth
of
James
Cook
1768
Captain
Appointed
Commander
of the HMS Endeavour in the sth Pacific
1769
Discovery of Australia
Makes a detailed survey of the east coast of
Australia
1769
Discovery of Botany Bay
Botany Bay
Names
Botany
Bay
1769
Discovery of New South Wales
New
Names New South
Wales
1769
Discovery of New Zealand
Sails around
NewZealand
1770
Colonization
New
1st
Australia
n colony in New Sth
Wales
is founded by
Captain
Cook
Reaches the
Eastern
Coast of
Australia
& takes possession of it for
George
III
1772
Discovery of Easter Island
Easter Island
Discovers
Easter
Island
1772
Discovery of Marquesas
Marquesas
Discovers
Marquesas
1772
Discovery of New Caledonia
New Caledonia
Discovers New Caledonia
1772
Discovery of Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
Discovers
Norfolk
Island
1772
Discovery of Pacific
Sails with the
Resolution
& Adventure for a southern continent
1772
Discovery of Tonga Islands
Tonga Islands
Discovers the
Tonga
Islands
1773
Discovery of Antarctica
12th Jan
1st person to cross the Antarctic circle
12th Jan Antarctica
1st person to cross the Antarctic circle
1773
Discovery of Tonga Islands
Tonga Islands
Cook 1st visits
Tonga
1775
Discovery of South Georgia
South
Names the southern most point of Sth
Georgia
, Cape Disappointment
South
Sights Sth
Georgia
& sails around it, he thinks it is connected to
Antarctica
1776
Death
11th July NW Passage
Returns to
Hawaii
from the
North
West Passage & killed in a scuffle with the Islanders
1776
Discovery of Bering Straits
Beringraits
Maps the
Bering
Straits
& attempts to look for the Nth West Passage
1776
Discovery of Cook Islands
Cook Islands
Visits the Cook Islands &
Hawaii
1776
Discovery of Hawaii
Hawaii
Visits the Cook Islands &
Hawaii
1776
Discovery of North West Passage
NW Passage
Maps the
Bering
Straits
& attempts to look for the Nth West Passage
1777
Discovery of Tonga Islands
Tonga Islands
Impressed by the amiability of the people, names the islands the Friendly Islands
Tonga Islands
Visits
Tonga
for a 2nd time
1778
Discovery of Hawaii
17th Jan Hawaii
Discovers Hawaii, names them the
Sandwich
Islands after Lord
Sandwich
1779
Death
14th Feb Hawaiia
Stabbed to death by the natives of Kealakekua Bay in the Hawaiian Islands
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