A British explorer and navigator, Captain James Cook led three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean. His voyages took him south to the Antarctic Circle and north to the Bering Strait. James Cook was born on October 27, 1728, in Marton, Yorkshire, England. At age 18 he became a sailor on the North Sea. While ashore he studied mathematics.

Sep 8, 2024 · Captain James Cook, FRS (27 October 1728 – 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, mapping many areas and recording several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time.

Kids learn about the biography and life of British explorer Captain James Cook. He discovered much of the South Pacific for England.

Find everything you need to know about one of Europe’s most famous adventurers, Captain James Cook… Circa 1770: English explorer and Fellow of the Royal Society, Captain James Cook (1728 – 1779)

The English navigator Captain Cook became an explorer because of his love of adventure and curiosity about distant lands and their people. He surveyed a greater length of coastline than any other person and remade the map of the Pacific.

Captain James Cook, unlike Peter Pan’s Captain Hook, was not a pirate, but an explorer, map maker, and captain for the British navy. His most famous achievements were exploring New Zealand , Australia , and Hawaii.

Sep 7, 2023 · James Cook facts. Captain James Cook, FRS (27 October 1728 – 14 February 1779)[1] was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer. He sailed through the Pacific Ocean three times, mapped many areas and recorded several islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time.

Dec 14, 2024 · The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771. It was the first of three Pacific voyages of which James Cook was the commander.

James Cook (October 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779) was a British explorer and navigator. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, in which its main shorelines were mapped. Cook was also a map maker.

Jul 20, 2024 · James Cook's third and final voyage (12 July 1776 – 4 October 1780) took the route from Plymouth via Cape Town and Tenerife to New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands, and along the North American coast to the Bering Strait.