Post on 16-Dec-2015
Australia’s first inhabitants, the Aborigines arrivedScientists do not agree to how these natives arrived
First Inhabitants20,000 – 60,000 B.C.
1. Island hoppers
2. Land Bridge
A.D. 1642Dutch explorerDiscovers TasmaniaNamed it – “Van Diemen’s Land” (after Governor General of Dutch East Indies)
Abel Tasman
William Dampier1688British NavigatorLands on western shore of AustraliaWrote a book of his exploration of Australia and other areas of the Pacific
James Cook1770First to sail east coast of AustraliaLands at Botany Bay Claims land for Great Britain
James Cook’s First VoyageVoyage to Tahiti to observe passage of Venus between the earth and sun1768, set sail from EnglandRio de JaneiroEast coast of Australia (New Holland)West Indies (Indonesia)Across Indian Ocean to Cape of Good Hope (Southern tip of Africa)
Return to EnglandArrived in England July, 1771Healthy trip because he developed a way to prevent scurvy….
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables!
Cook’s Second VoyageJuly 1772, left on Resolution and Adventure to find land mass farther southCape Town, South AfricaHeaded south but turned around because of huge masses of ice (within 75 miles of Antarctica)New Zealand (for winter)Sailed again past Antarctic Circle
Cook’s Third VoyageJuly, 1776 – sailed in search of Northwest PassageSailed around AfricaPassed north and south islands of New Zealand (Cook Strait)Oregon, British Columbia, Alaska, Bering Strait, Bering SeaVoyage halted by Arctic Ice
Cook didn’t return to England
February, 1779Cook returned to Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) to repair mastWas killed by native