[DOC] [TLE] First voyage of James Cook - Wikipedia [PAR] The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society 
expedition to ... Cook and his crew spent the following six months charting the 
New Zealand coast, ... the Australian coastline, narrowly avoiding shipwreck on 
the Great Barrier Reef. ... 3 Voyage of discovery; 4 New Zealand; 5 Australian 
coast. [DOC] [TLE] James Cook - The Discovery and Exploration of Australia [PAR] For a start, when he made his voyage of discovery to Australia, his rank was 
Lieutenant, ... Cook's first mission was to map the estuary of the St. Lawrence 
River before Wolfe's ... observation group where he surveyed Tahiti, New 
Zealand, and Australia. .... the mainland and the maze of reefs of the Great 
Barrier Reef system. [DOC] [TLE] James Cook: First Voyage [PAR] Accomplishments: Viewed the 1769 transit of Venus, discovered the Society 
Islands, made the first circumnavigation and charting of New Zealand, was the 
first ... and he received the Society's affirmation in May 1768 to be their second 
..... Endeavour sailed north, arcing northwest, following the Great Barrier Reef 
coastline. [DOC] [TLE] James Cook facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] He then sailed along the east coast of Australia, which he named New South 
Wales ... Finding no great southern continent, he pointed his ship toward New 
Zealand. ... The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery, 
edited by J.C. ... More general works are J.C. Beaglehole, The Exploration of the 
Pacific... [DOC] [TLE] Discovering the Great Barrier Reef - June 11 / Today in Science ... [PAR] Cook's ship, The Endeavor, was stuck fast on the reef for an entire day. ... Cook 
and his crew had originally left England on a scientific mission to observe and ... 
a "southern continent" he did explore the coasts of New Zealand and Australia. 
When he ran into the Great Barrier Reef on this day in 1770, he accidentally 
made a... [DOC] [TLE] 10 Things You May Not Know About Captain James Cook - History ... [PAR] Apr 29, 2015 ... Two hundred forty-five years after he landed in Australia, learn 10 ... Cook's three 
voyages of discovery helped fill in many of the blank spots on ... He then turned 
west and circled New Zealand, proving it was a pair of ... His ship Endeavour 
nearly sank on the Great Barrier Reef. .... 6 Famous Castaways... [DOC] [TLE] Discover Australia and New Zealand - USA - Trafalgar Tours [PAR] Discover Australia and New Zealand at a relaxed pace, on a journey that roams 
... via the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney and the natural wonders of the Red Centre. 
... of Uluru and the Red Centre, with its gums, red sands and endless skies. And 
discovering the meaning behind the ancient rock art you see, as you explore this
... [DOC] [TLE] Voyages of James Cook, British colonisation of Australia ... - Skwirk [PAR] Cook was known to be very concerned with the health and safety of his crew. He 
... James Cook was the first Englishman to chart the east coast of Australia. ... He 
spent six months sailing around both islands of New Zealand to draw accurate 
maps. ... the coast until he reached the dangerous waters of the Great Barrier 
Reef. [DOC] [TLE] Captain Cook's Endeavour: from the Great Barrier Reef to Rhode ... [PAR] May 4, 2016 ... The ship in which the explorer charted New Zealand, Australia and the ... to 
disavow its loyalty to King George III, exactly two months before the 13 ... The 
wreck of the Endeavour would probably be their most valuable discovery yet: the 
... to prove that he had indeed discovered the Great Southern Continent,... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - British History in depth: Captain Cook: Explorer ... [PAR] Mar 9, 2012 ... He spent ten years working in the coal trade of the east coast of England ... 
voyage, before turning south where, his instructions told him, 'there is reason ... to 
New Zealand, whose coasts he charted in a little over

Question: He discovered New Zealand & spent 6 mos. there before exploring Australia & its Great Barrier Reef
Answer: Captain James Cook