James Cook - Wikipedia
WEBCaptain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.
James Cook | Biography, Accomplishments, Ship, Voyage Route, …
WEBJames Cook was a British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean (1768–71, 1772–75, and 1776–79), ranging from the Antarctic ice fields to the Bering Strait and from the coasts of North America to Australia and New Zealand.
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the …
WEBApr 9, 2024 · On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians.
James Cook: Biography, English Explorer, Charting of Oceania
WEBAug 2, 2023 · James Cook was a naval captain, navigator and explorer who, in 1770, charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia on his ship HMB Endeavour.
BBC - History - Captain James Cook
WEBDiscover facts about the life of Captain James Cook - explorer, navigator and pioneer. This extensive biography covers all his voyages and should answer all your questions.
James Cook - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and Park
WEBCaptain James Cook is known for his extensive voyages that took him throughout the Pacific. He mapped several island groups in the Pacific that had been previously discovered by other explorers. But he was the first European we know of …
James Cook summary | Britannica
WEBJames Cook, known as Captain Cook, (born Oct. 27, 1728, Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Feb. 14, 1779, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii), British sailor and explorer. He joined the Royal Navy (1755) and in 1763–67 surveyed the St. Lawrence River and the coast of …
Captain James Cook - Royal Museums Greenwich
WEBApr 19, 2016 · From humble beginnings to national hero, Captain James Cook is one of history's best known and most controversial explorers. Read all about his life, from charting the coasts of New Zealand and Australia and crossing the Antarctic Circle, to …
Captain Cook: Explorer, Navigator and Pioneer - BBC
WEBMar 9, 2012 · Captain James Cook is widely renowned as an explorer, pioneering navigator and preventer of scurvy. Glyn Williams investigates the standards he set in maritime exploration.
James Cook: Facts & Related Content - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBJames Cook, British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and the Pacific Ocean. Cook set new standards in navigation, cartography, the care of crew at sea, and in the application of science at sea.