James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook FRS RNwas a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth27 October 1728
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