What discoveries did James Cook
What discoveries did James Cook
James Cook visited all continents, exceptAntarctica. Its goal was a detailed scientific description of new lands, as well as astronomical and hydrographic measurements, botanical, zoological and ethnographic studies.
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The official goal of the first round-the-worldCook's journey was astronomical research, in fact the team of seafarers set out on a quest for the Southern Continent. In 1769 they reached the coast of Tahiti, after which they headed to New Zealand. Cook discovered that New Zealand consists of two islands separated by a strait. Subsequently, this strait was named after him (the Cook Strait).
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James Cook first studied the nature of New Zealand, he noted that in this fertile country Europeans could set up a colony in which you can easily grow all that is necessary.
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In 1770, Cook reached the east bankAustralia. He studied and mapped the eastern coast, here Cook discovered a large bay, at the moment in this place is located the city of Sydney. On August 21, 1770, a team of seafarers circled the northern tip of Australia - Cape York.
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The second expedition began in 1772. For the first time in history, the Southern Circle was crossed. James Cook was the first European to observe the southern aurora borealis. On his way to New Zealand, Cook studied in detail the island of Easter.
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During his second round-the-worldtravel in 1974, the seafarer discovered the following islands: Niue (June 20), New Hebrides (August 21), New Caledonia (September 4). In February 1775, he reached the archipelago of the South Sandwich Islands. Cook proved that all the oceans are connected at a latitude south of America and Africa into one Southern Ocean, he was the first in history to make a full circle on it.
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In his third expedition the researcher askedThe goal is to find the Northwest Passage from Europe to the countries of the East. In the winter of 1776 he discovered the island of Kerguelen, and at the end of next year - the island of Christmas. Cook again visited the central part of the Pacific Ocean, here he discovered several islands of the Hawaiian archipelago, after which he reached the shores of North America in the area of modern Oregon.
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From the coast of North America, Cook followednorth to the Bering Strait. Having discovered the ice cover, he was forced to turn back. Reaching the Hawaiian Islands in January 1779, the ship anchored near the island of Hawaii. Cook was forced to land ashore to repair the damaged part of the ship. After a quarrel with the natives, James Cook was killed. A brave explorer and explorer is buried in Kealakequa Bay on the island of Hawaii.
