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James Cook
Parents
- Capitão da Armada britânica.
- Explorador, navegador e cartógrafo.
- Foi o primeiro europeu a chegar à costa leste da Austrália.
Chronology
- 20.04.1770
Lieutenant James Cook's expedition (first voyage) makes first sighting of eastern Australian coastline, naming the spot Cape Hicks. His logbook recorded the date as April 19, but the 20th was the actual calendar date.
- 29.04.1770
James Cook arrives at and names Botany Bay, Australia.
- 11.06.1770
Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
- 13.07.1772
HMS Resolution, under the command of Captain James Cook, sets sail from Plymouth, England.
- 11.07.1776
Captain James Cook begins third voyage.
- 24.12.1777
Kiritimati, also called Christmas Island, was discovered by James Cook.
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