Complex sentence: The first European known to have sighted and landed on the island was Captain James Cook, on his second voyage on HMS "Resolution" from New Caledonia to New Zealand Cook came across the island on 10 October 1774.
Split into simpler sentences: The first European known to have sighted and landed on the island was Captain James Cook, on his second voyage on HMS "Resolution". From New Caledonia to New Zealand Cook came across the island on 10 October 1774.