Question

What are the accomplishments of James Cook?
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Answer 1

James 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.

Answer 2

James cook was a renowned explorere. Paving the way for British settlement. Mapped out the oceans including Austrillia and disproved the existance of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent. Soved mysteries of the south Pacific Sailed Canada, Antaritica and the Bering strait with minimal loss of life. Fought in the seven year war where he captured and commanded a ship. Crossed the Tasman Sea, Coral Sea and the Torres Strait. discovered the northwest passage around Canada and Alaska or a northeast one around Siberia, between the Atlantic and Pacific.