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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 7. 1728 to February 14, 1779.  He explored the seaways and coasts of [[Canada]] and made three expeditions to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. He is credited with the discovery of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].

'''James Cook''' was a British captain, navigator and explorer who lived from October 7. 1728 to February 14, 1779.  He explored the seaways and coasts of [[Canada]] and made three expeditions to the [[Pacific Ocean]]. He is often credited with the discovery of [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], although this is not in fact true.  The first European to visit Australia was Willem Janszoon in 1605, 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>.

[[Category:Explorers|Cook, James]]

[[Category:Explorers|Cook, James]]