Table of Contents
- 1 Who discovered the Great Southern Land?
- 2 Did James Cook find the southern continent?
- 3 What part of Australia did Captain Cook discover?
- 4 How long was Captain Cook’s journey to Australia?
- 5 Where did James Cook find the Great Southern Land?
- 6 Why was Captain Cook chosen to chart the Great Southern Continent?
Who discovered the Great Southern Land?
Willem Jansz and his crew of the Duyfken made history in 1606 by being the first recorded Europeans to set foot on Australian soil at the Pennefather River on Cape York Peninsula. Ten years later, Dirk Hartog discovered and mapped a stretch of the Western Australian coast.
Did James Cook find the southern continent?
British navigator James Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on his ship HMB Endeavour and later disproved the existence of the fabled southern continent Terra Australis.
What land did James Cook find?
The first voyage The final secret goal was to continue the search for the Great South Land. Cook reached the southern coast of New South Wales in 1770 and sailed north, charting Australia’s eastern coastline and claiming the land for Great Britain on 22nd August 1770.
What part of Australia did Captain Cook discover?
The crew first sighted the mainland of Australia on 19 April 1770. James Cook and some of his crew landed at Kamay Botany Bay on 29 April 1770.
How long was Captain Cook’s journey to Australia?
Captain Cook arrived on the shores of Botany Bay in modern day Sydney 250 years ago. He and his crew stayed on land for eight days.
When did Captain James Cook set sail for the South Seas?
In 1768, when Captain James Cook set sail on the first of three voyages to the South Seas, he carried with him secret orders from the British Admiralty to seek ‘a Continent or Land of great extent’ and to take possession of that country ‘in the Name of the King of Great Britain’.
Where did James Cook find the Great Southern Land?
Video clip synopsis – In his first great voyage of discovery, James Cook is chosen to find and explore the ‘Great Southern Land’. To download a free copy of this Video Clip choose from the options below. These require the free Quicktime Player . Premium MP4 cookgsc_pr.mp4 (13.0MB).
Why was Captain Cook chosen to chart the Great Southern Continent?
The narrator of the series, Vanessa Collingridge, describes the 18th Century legend of the ‘Great Southern Continent’ and why Cook was chosen to find and chart it. Cook had emerged as a superb navigator, one who could best be relied upon to find any southern lands as he was an outstanding cartographer and would be able to map it accurately.
When did Captain James Cook reach New South Wales?
Cook reached the southern coast of New South Wales in 1770 and sailed north, charting Australia’s eastern coastline and claiming the land for Great Britain on 22nd August 1770. a128550r.jpg Captain James Cook – watercolour on ivory miniature in circular frame, ca. 1780-1784