Noun
English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
Source: WordNetI would love to do a western. I would love to play an explorer. That is always something that has really captured my imagination since I was a kid, like James Cook or Magellan or Earnest Shackleton. John C. Reilly
An engraving from "Australia: the first hundred years", by Andrew Garran, 1886 showing natives of the Gweagal tribe opposing the arrival of Lieutenant James Cook in 1770. Source: Internet
Captain James Cook made use of the journal during his explorations of the region. Source: Internet
Edited by Charles S. Hardwick with James Cook, out of print. Source: Internet
Attempts to write Māori words using the Latin script began with Captain James Cook and other early explorers, with varying degrees of success. Source: Internet
Captain James Cook visited it on Christmas Eve (24 December) 1777. Source: Internet