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18th century · 1728–1779
James Cook
Captain James Cook · United Kingdom
British navigator and explorer
Born in the village of Marton in Yorkshire, England. Between 1768 and 1779 he made three voyages to the Pacific, completed the first circumnavigation and charting of New Zealand, and led the first recorded European visits to Australia's east coast and the Hawaiian Islands. In 1770 his ship Endeavour ran aground while crossing the Great Barrier Reef. On his second visit to Hawaiʻi in 1779 he was killed in a clash with local people.
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Historia · Great Barrier Reef
The Endeavour runs aground
In May 1770 Captain Cook sailed the Endeavour north along Australia's east coast into the shallow, treacherous waters of the Great Barrier Reef. At high tide on 11 June the Endeavour struck the reef and ran aground. After the crew made the ship float again, Cook found a beach at the mouth of today's Endeavour River, hauled the ship ashore and spent seven weeks repairing it. This episode was the first time the Great Barrier Reef appeared in European navigation records.
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