Captain cook explorer biography worksheet

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Captain James Cook was an 18th century explorer famous for his remarkable journeys, which led him further south than any other explorer of his day.

Captain cook explorer biography worksheet

He was the first to map New Zealand's coastlines and what would become Australia's eastern coast. In addition, Cook was the first European to see the Hawaiian Islands. In his day, he also drew some of the most accurate maps of the Pacific islands.

James Cook was instrumental in transforming the South Seas from a large and perilous uncharted territory into a mapped and inviting ocean.

Early Life

• James Cook was born in the small village of Marton in Yorkshire England, on 27 October 1728.
• He was the second of eight children born to a Scottish farm worker named James Cook Senior (1693–1779) from Ednam in Roxburghshire and Grace Pace (1702–1765), who was born in Thornaby-on-Tees.
• His family relocated to the Airey Holme farm in Great