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Line 1: − + − The first European to visit Australia was Willem Janszoon in 1606 <ref> http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage2_Modules/who_was_first/jansz.htm </ref>, and it is likely that Chinese explorers landed before that; and the first European to visit New Zealand was Abel Tasman in 1642 <ref> http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/history/history-colonisation.cfm </ref>. + − −
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[[Image:James_Cook.gif|thumb|200px|Captain James Cook]]
[[Image:James_Cook.gif|thumb|200px|Captain James Cook]]
'''James Cook''' was a British captain, navigator and explorer who lived from October 27. 1728 to February 14, 1779. He explored the seaways and coasts of [[Canada]] and made three expeditions to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. In August 1770 he laid claim to the east coast of New Holland (Australia) for Great Britain [http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95oct/jcook.html].
'''James Cook''' was a British captain, navigator and explorer who lived from October 27, 1728, to February 14, 1779. He explored the seaways and coasts of [[Canada]] and made three expeditions to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. In August 1770 he laid claim to the east coast of New Holland (Australia) for Great Britain [http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95oct/jcook.html].
The James Cook University in North Queensland, Australia, was named in his honor [http://www.jcu.edu.au/theuni/].
The James Cook University in North Queensland, Australia was named in his honour [http://www.jcu.edu.au/theuni/].
==References==
==References==