Captain James Cook first voyage

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    First voyage. In May 1768 Cook was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given command of the bark Endeavour.

  • First voyage

    First voyage
    He was instructed to sail to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus in 1769 and also to ascertain whether a continent existed in the southern latitudes of the Pacific Ocean.
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  • Discovery of Australia

    In 1770, Captain Cook 'discovered' the south east coast of Australia, landing in Botany Bay. On 22 August 1770, he claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia at Possession Island, naming eastern Australia New South Wales.