James Cook

1. James Cook (1728-1779)

2. James Cook was born on October 27, 1728 in Marton, Britain.

He sailed around
the world twice!

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He also had secret orders to seek a southern
continent
He set out on his first voyage round the world on the
ship Endeavour.

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On August 22, 1770, Cook
claimed for Great Britain the
eastern coast of New Holland
(now Australia)
The name "Australia" was
not used until the early 1800s.

5. Cook’s second journey lasted from 1772 to 1775

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In July 1776 Cook set sail on his third voyage, again
on the Resolution

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On February 14,
1779 Cook was
stabbed to death by
Hawaiian natives

7. Cook Strait lies between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It is twenty kilometres wide (twelve miles) at its narrowest point. The city of Wellington stands on its northern side. On its southern side there are the Marlborough Sounds and Cloudy B

Cook Strait lies
between the North and
South Islands of New
Zealand. It is twenty
kilometres wide
(twelve miles) at its
narrowest point. The
city of Wellington
stands on its northern
side. On its southern
side there are the
Marlborough Sounds
and Cloudy Bay.