List of Australian places named by James Cook

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This is a list of Australian places named by James Cook. James Cook was the first navigator to chart most of the Australian east coast, one of the last major coastlines in the world unknown to Europeans at the time. Cook named many bays, capes and other geographic features, nearly all of which are still gazetted, [1] and most of which are still in use today, although in some places the spelling is slightly different. This is a list of the placenames he used in his first voyage listed from south to north as described on his 1773 chart [2] and in his journals.

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NameDate (1770)Reason for namingCoordsNotes
Point Hicks 19 AprilLieutenant Zachary Hickes, "was the first who discover'd this land"

However, there is no land feature at Cook's coordinates. In 1970, Cape Everard was renamed Point Hicks.

37°48′S149°16′E / 37.800°S 149.267°E / -37.800; 149.267 (Point Hickes (Point Hicks)) spelled his name Hickes, Cook wrote it without the "e"
Ram Head 19 AprilRamhead "go in to Plymouth Sound" 37°46′S149°29′E / 37.767°S 149.483°E / -37.767; 149.483 (Ram Head (Rame Head))
Cape Howe 20 April Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe 37°30′S149°58′E / 37.500°S 149.967°E / -37.500; 149.967 (Cape Howe)
Cape Dromedary (Montague Island)21 AprilA point running out from under Mount Dromedary. 36°17′S150°08′E / 36.283°S 150.133°E / -36.283; 150.133 (Cape Dromedary (Montague Island)) Cook mistook Montague Island for a headland. [3]
Mount Dromedary 21 April"pretty high mountain laying near the shore which on account of its figure I named Mount Dromedary" 36°17′51″S150°01′00″E / 36.29750°S 150.01667°E / -36.29750; 150.01667 (Mount Dromedary (Mount Gulaga)) now called Mount Gulaga
Batemans Bay 21 April 35°42′S150°11′E / 35.700°S 150.183°E / -35.700; 150.183 (Batemans Bay)
Point Upright 22 April"on account of its perpendicular Clifts" 35°37′S150°19′E / 35.617°S 150.317°E / -35.617; 150.317 (Point Upright)
Pigeon House 22 April"a remarkable peaked hill laying inland the top of which look'd like a Pigeon house" 35°17′S150°17′E / 35.283°S 150.283°E / -35.283; 150.283 (Pegeon House (Pigeon House Mountain)) Marked on chart as Pidgeon House
Cape St George 23 Aprildiscovered on St George's Day 35°10′S150°45′E / 35.167°S 150.750°E / -35.167; 150.750 (Cape St. George (Jervis Bay Territory)) now Jervis Bay Territory
Long Nose 25 April"on account of its Figure" 34°48′S150°40′E / 34.800°S 150.667°E / -34.800; 150.667 (Long Nose (Beecroft Peninsula)) now called Beecroft Peninsula (to the north of Jervis Bay)
Red Point 25 Aprilred colour 34°29′S150°55′E / 34.483°S 150.917°E / -34.483; 150.917 (Red Point)
Point Solander 28 April Daniel Solander, botanist on board 34°00′S151°14′E / 34.000°S 151.233°E / -34.000; 151.233 (Point Solander) to the south of Botany Bay
Botany Bay 28 April – 6 May"The great quantity of plants Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander found in this place occasioned my giving it the Name of Botany Bay" 33°58′S151°10′E / 33.967°S 151.167°E / -33.967; 151.167 (Botany Bay) originally Stingray Harbour
Cape Banks 6 May Joseph Banks 33°59′S151°15′E / 33.983°S 151.250°E / -33.983; 151.250 (Cape Banks) to the north of Botany Bay
Port Jackson 6 May George Jackson, a secretary of the Admiralty 33°50′S151°16′E / 33.833°S 151.267°E / -33.833; 151.267 (Port Jackson)
Broken Bay 7 May"broken land that appear'd to form a bay" 33°34′07″S151°19′00″E / 33.56861°S 151.31667°E / -33.56861; 151.31667 (Broken Bay) Cook's Broken Bay was the area near Narrabeen Lake.
Cape Three Points7 May"high land which projected out in 3 bluff Points" 33°29′S151°26′E / 33.483°S 151.433°E / -33.483; 151.433 (Cape Three Points) between Copacabana and Avoca Beach
Point Stephens 11 May Sir Philip Stephens, Secretary to the Admiralty (176395) 32°44′S152°12′E / 32.733°S 152.200°E / -32.733; 152.200 (Point Stephens) On the coast near Fingal Bay, New South Wales
Port Stephens 11 MaySir Philip Stephens, Secretary to the Admiralty 32°41′46″S152°08′30″E / 32.69611°S 152.14167°E / -32.69611; 152.14167 (Port Stephens)
Black Head 11 May 32°04′S152°32′E / 32.067°S 152.533°E / -32.067; 152.533 (Black Head) SE of Tinonee
Cape Hawke 11 MaySir Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, First Lord of the Admiralty 32°12′S152°34′E / 32.200°S 152.567°E / -32.200; 152.567 (Cape Hawke)
Three Brothers 12 May"3 remarkable large high hills lying Contigious to each other... bore some resemblance to each other" 31°39′52″S152°46′26″E / 31.66444°S 152.77389°E / -31.66444; 152.77389 (Three Brothers) called separately South Brother ( 31°44′37″S152°40′15″E / 31.74361°S 152.67083°E / -31.74361; 152.67083 (South Brother) ), Middle Brother and North Brother
Smoakey Cape 13 May"fires that Caused a great Quantity of smoke" on the cape 30°54′S153°06′E / 30.900°S 153.100°E / -30.900; 153.100 (Smoakey Cape (Smoky Cape))
Solitary Isles 15 May 29°55′S153°23′E / 29.917°S 153.383°E / -29.917; 153.383 (Solitary Isles)
Cape Byron 15 May John Byron 28°37′58″S153°38′20″E / 28.63278°S 153.63889°E / -28.63278; 153.63889 (Cape Byron) Easternmost point of Australia
Mount Warning 16 May breakers found within sight 28°23′50″S153°16′15″E / 28.39722°S 153.27083°E / -28.39722; 153.27083 (Mount Warning)
Point Danger 16 MayPoint off which shoals lie 28°10′S153°33′E / 28.167°S 153.550°E / -28.167; 153.550 (Point Danger) Cook's Point Danger was Fingal Head – 2n Miles South of the present-day Point Danger on the QldNSW border
Point Lookout 17 May 27°26′S153°33′E / 27.433°S 153.550°E / -27.433; 153.550 (Point Lookout) North-eastern point of North Stradbroke Island
Morton Bay 17 May James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, was President of the Royal Society 27°15′S153°15′E / 27.250°S 153.250°E / -27.250; 153.250 (Morton Bay (Moreton Bay)) Moreton was a later misspelling of Morton. What Cook named Morton Bay comprised the Pacific Ocean side of what is now called Moreton Island . The name Moreton Bay is now applied to larger expanse of water on the inland side of Moreton and Stradbroke Islands, comprising the mouth of the Brisbane River. [4]
Cape Morton 17 MayJames Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton 27°01′S153°28′E / 27.017°S 153.467°E / -27.017; 153.467 (Cape Morton (Cape Moreton)) Northern end of Moreton Island
Glasshouse Bay 17 May 27°04′S153°17′E / 27.067°S 153.283°E / -27.067; 153.283 (Glasshouse Bay (Moreton Bay)) Cook did not realise it was part of Moreton Bay; between Moreton Island and Bribie Island
The Glass Houses 17 Mayhills resemble glass houses 26°55′S152°56′E / 26.917°S 152.933°E / -26.917; 152.933 (The Glass Houses (Glass House Mountains)) Now called The Glass House Mountains
Double Island Point 18 May"on account of its figure... the point itself is of such an unequal Height that it looks like 2 Small Islands laying under the land" 25°55′57″S153°11′12″E / 25.93250°S 153.18667°E / -25.93250; 153.18667 (Double Island Point)
Wide Bay 18 Maylarge open bay 25°54′S153°08′E / 25.900°S 153.133°E / -25.900; 153.133 (Wide Bay) Wide Bay–Burnett is used as the region name for the larger surrounding area today. Rainbow Beach is on the bay.
Indian Head 19 May"a number of the Natives were Assembled" there 25°00′S153°22′E / 25.000°S 153.367°E / -25.000; 153.367 (Indian Head) Eastern point of Fraser Island
Sandy Cape 20 May sand 24°41′52″S153°15′21″E / 24.69778°S 153.25583°E / -24.69778; 153.25583 (Sandy Cape) Northern point of Fraser Island
Break Sea Spit 21 May"now we had smooth water, whereas upon the whole Coast to the Southward of it we had always a high Sea or swell from the South-East." 24°25′S153°13′E / 24.417°S 153.217°E / -24.417; 153.217 (Break Sea Spit) shoal projecting north from the north tip of Fraser Island
Herveys Bay 21 May Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol 25°17′7″S152°52′22″E / 25.28528°S 152.87278°E / -25.28528; 152.87278 (Hervey Bay)
South Head 23 MaySouth head of Bustard Bay 24°08′54″S151°53′09″E / 24.14833°S 151.88583°E / -24.14833; 151.88583 (1770 (Round Hill Head)) Now known as Round Hill Head, Cook's first landing in Queensland and second in Australia.
Bustard Bay 23 May bustard (bird) 24°06′S151°49′E / 24.100°S 151.817°E / -24.100; 151.817 (Bustard Bay)
North Head 23 MayNorth head of Bustard Bay 24°01′S151°46′E / 24.017°S 151.767°E / -24.017; 151.767 (North Head (Bustard Head)) Now known as Bustard Head
Cape Capricorn 25 May Tropic of Capricorn 23°28′S151°13′E / 23.467°S 151.217°E / -23.467; 151.217 (Cape Capricorn) NE point of Curtis Island
Keppel Isles 26 May Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 23°10′30″S150°57′40″E / 23.17500°S 150.96111°E / -23.17500; 150.96111 (Keppel Isles) Great Keppel Island largest of the group
Keppel Bay 27 MayAugustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 23°23′S150°53′E / 23.383°S 150.883°E / -23.383; 150.883 (Keppel Bay)
Cape Manyfold 27 May"from the Number of high Hills over it" 22°41′S150°50′E / 22.683°S 150.833°E / -22.683; 150.833 (Cape Manyfold (Cape Manifold))
The Two Brothers 28 May 22°42′S150°59′E / 22.700°S 150.983°E / -22.700; 150.983 (The Two Brothers)
Island Head 28 May 22°20′S150°39′E / 22.333°S 150.650°E / -22.333; 150.650 (Island Head)
Cape Townshend 28 MayCharles Townshend, Lord of the Admiralty 1765-1770 [5] 22°12′S150°29′E / 22.200°S 150.483°E / -22.200; 150.483 (Cape Townshend) northern tip of Townshend Island
Shoal Water Bay 28 May Shoal water 22°22′S150°22′E / 22.367°S 150.367°E / -22.367; 150.367 (Shoalwater Bay)
Northumberland Isles 28 May 21°40′S150°10′E / 21.667°S 150.167°E / -21.667; 150.167 (Northumberland Isles (Northumberland Islands))
Thirsty Sound 30 May"by reason we could find no fresh Water" 22°10′S149°58′E / 22.167°S 149.967°E / -22.167; 149.967 (Thirsty Sound)
Bay of Inlets 1 June"the Number of Inlets, Creeks, etc., in it." 22°19′S149°50′E / 22.317°S 149.833°E / -22.317; 149.833 (Bay of Inlets) Named a 100 km region of coastline from Cape Palmerston (south of Mackay) to Cape Townshend (name no longer in use)
Long Isle 1 June 22°07′S149°54′E / 22.117°S 149.900°E / -22.117; 149.900 (Long Isle (Long Island))
Broad Sound 1 June 22°10′S149°45′E / 22.167°S 149.750°E / -22.167; 149.750 (Broad Sound)
Cape Palmerston 1 June Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Lord of the Admiralty, 176678 21°01′S149°29′E / 21.017°S 149.483°E / -21.017; 149.483 (Cape Palmerston) SE of Carmila
Slade Point 2 June 21°03′S149°13′E / 21.050°S 149.217°E / -21.050; 149.217 (Slade Point)
Cape Hillsborough 2 June Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (the Earl of Hillsborough); First Secretary of State for the Colonies, and President of the Board of Trade 20°54′S149°02′E / 20.900°S 149.033°E / -20.900; 149.033 (Cape Hillsborough) 30 km NNW of Mackay
Repulse Bay3 June 20°33′S148°45′E / 20.550°S 148.750°E / -20.550; 148.750 (Repulse Bay)
Cape Conway 3 JuneGeneral Henry Seymour Conway, Secretary of State 176568 20°31′S148°54′E / 20.517°S 148.900°E / -20.517; 148.900 (Cape Conway)
Whitsundays Passage 4 Junediscovered on Whitsunday 20°17′S148°52′E / 20.283°S 148.867°E / -20.283; 148.867 (Whitsundays Passage) between Hamilton Island, Whitsunday Island and the mainland
Cumberland Isles 4 June Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, 20°34′S149°08′E / 20.567°S 149.133°E / -20.567; 149.133 (Cumberland Isles) Originally the name for what are now called the Whitsunday Islands; Cook only called the passage Whitsundays.
Cape Gloucester 4 June Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh 20°00′55″S148°27′18″E / 20.01528°S 148.45500°E / -20.01528; 148.45500 (Cape Gloucester) Actually an island
Holburn Isle 4 JuneAdmiral Francis Holburne 19°43′S148°21′E / 19.717°S 148.350°E / -19.717; 148.350 (Holburn Isle (Holbourne Island))
Edgecumbe Bay 4 JuneCaptain George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe commanded the Lancaster in the fleet in North America in 1758 in which Cook served. 20°06′S148°23′E / 20.100°S 148.383°E / -20.100; 148.383 (Edgecumbe Bay)
Mount Upstart 5 June"because being surrounded with low land it starts or rises up singley at the first making of it" 19°44′S147°48′E / 19.733°S 147.800°E / -19.733; 147.800 (Mount Upstart)
Cape Bowling Green 5 June 19°18′S147°24′E / 19.300°S 147.400°E / -19.300; 147.400 (Cape Bowling Green)
Cape Cleveland 6 Juneeither in honour of a John Clevland the Secretary to the Admiralty around that time, or after Cleveland, England where he was born. [6] 19°10′S147°00′E / 19.167°S 147.000°E / -19.167; 147.000 (Cape Cleveland) Cook spelled the name with an "e", adding to the confusion
Cleveland Bay 6 June 19°13′S146°55′E / 19.217°S 146.917°E / -19.217; 146.917 (Cleveland Bay)
Magnetical Island 6 June"the Compass did not traverse well when near it" 19°08′S146°50′E / 19.133°S 146.833°E / -19.133; 146.833 (Magnetical Island (Magnet Island)) Now called Magnetic Island
Palm Isles 6 June 18°44′S146°35′E / 18.733°S 146.583°E / -18.733; 146.583 (Palm Isles)
Halifax Bay 8 June George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax was Secretary of State 176365 18°50′S146°30′E / 18.833°S 146.500°E / -18.833; 146.500 (Halifax Bay)
Point Hillock 8 June 18°25′S146°21′E / 18.417°S 146.350°E / -18.417; 146.350 (Point Hillock) on Hinchinbrook Island
Cape Sandwich 8 June John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 18°14′S146°17′E / 18.233°S 146.283°E / -18.233; 146.283 (Cape Sandwich) on Hinchinbrook Island
Family Islands8 June 18°01′S146°10′E / 18.017°S 146.167°E / -18.017; 146.167 (Family Islands)
Dunk Island 8 June George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 17°56′48″S146°09′22″E / 17.94667°S 146.15611°E / -17.94667; 146.15611 (Dunk Island)
Rockingham Bay 8 June Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham 18°08′S146°04′E / 18.133°S 146.067°E / -18.133; 146.067 (Rockingham Bay)
Double Point 8 June 17°40′S146°09′E / 17.667°S 146.150°E / -17.667; 146.150 (Double Point)
Frankland Islands 9 JuneAdmiral Sir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet 17°09′49″S146°00′42″E / 17.16361°S 146.01167°E / -17.16361; 146.01167 (Frankland Islands)
Cape Grafton 9 June Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton was Prime Minister when Cook sailed 16°51′55″S145°55′00″E / 16.86528°S 145.91667°E / -16.86528; 145.91667 (Cape Grafton)
Fitzroy Island 9 June 16°56′S146°00′E / 16.933°S 146.000°E / -16.933; 146.000 (Fitzroy Island)
Green Island 10 June"a Low green woody Island" 16°45′S145°58′E / 16.750°S 145.967°E / -16.750; 145.967 (Green Island)
Trinity Bay 10 Junediscovered on Trinity Sunday 16°54′S145°47′E / 16.900°S 145.783°E / -16.900; 145.783 (Trinity Bay)
Cape Tribulation 10 June"because here began all our Troubles" 16°04′S145°28′E / 16.067°S 145.467°E / -16.067; 145.467 (Cape Tribulation) Cook hit a reef here, before changing course, and later that night hitting Endeavour Reef.
Hope Island 13 June"we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands" 15°43′S145°27′E / 15.717°S 145.450°E / -15.717; 145.450 (Hope Island)
Weary Bay 13 June 15°54′S145°22′E / 15.900°S 145.367°E / -15.900; 145.367 (Weary Bay)
Endeavour River 14 June – 4 August HM Bark Endeavour 15°27′30″S145°14′00″E / 15.45833°S 145.23333°E / -15.45833; 145.23333 (Endeavour River) Ship beached while repairs conducted, near modern-day Cooktown
Cape Bedford 4 AugustProbably after John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, who had been First Lord of the Admiralty, 174447 15°13′S145°20′E / 15.217°S 145.333°E / -15.217; 145.333 (Cape Bedford)
Cape Flattery 10 August"We now judged ourselves to be clear of all Danger, having, as we thought, a Clear, open Sea before us; but this we soon found otherwise" 14°56′S145°21′E / 14.933°S 145.350°E / -14.933; 145.350 (Cape Flattery)
Islands of Direction 10 August 14°44′S145°30′E / 14.733°S 145.500°E / -14.733; 145.500 (Islands of Direction) South Direction Island and North Direction Island
Point Lookout 11 August 14°49′S145°13′E / 14.817°S 145.217°E / -14.817; 145.217 (Point Lookout) Not to be confused with the Point Lookout which Cook had earlier so named, being the north-eastern point of North Stradbroke Island.
Lizard Island 12 August"only land Animals we saw here were Lizards, and these seem'd to be pretty Plenty" 14°40′S145°27′E / 14.667°S 145.450°E / -14.667; 145.450 (Lizard Island) Lizard Island still enjoys a substantial population of huge monitor lizards.
Eagle Island 12 August"We found on this Island a pretty number of Birds, the most of them sea Fowl, except Eagles; 2 of the Latter we shott and some of the others" 14°41′S145°22′E / 14.683°S 145.367°E / -14.683; 145.367 (Eagle Island)
Providential Channel 17 August providence 12°36′S143°49′E / 12.600°S 143.817°E / -12.600; 143.817 (Providential Channel)
Cape Weymouth 17 August Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, Viscount Weymouth was one of the Secretaries of State when the Endeavour sailed 12°36′S143°26′E / 12.600°S 143.433°E / -12.600; 143.433 (Cape Weywouth)
Weymouth Bay 17 AugustThomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath 12°29′S143°20′E / 12.483°S 143.333°E / -12.483; 143.333 (Weymouth Bay)
Forbes Islands 19 AugustAdmiral John Forbes was a Commissioner of Longitude in 1768, and had been a Lord of the Admiralty 175663 12°17′S143°24′E / 12.283°S 143.400°E / -12.283; 143.400 (Forbes Islands)
Bolt Head 19 August 12°15′S143°06′E / 12.250°S 143.100°E / -12.250; 143.100 (Bolt Head)
Sir Charles Hardy's Isles 18 August 11°55′S143°28′E / 11.917°S 143.467°E / -11.917; 143.467 (Sir Charles Hardy's Isles (Sir Charles Hardy Islands))
Temple Bay 19 August Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, brother of George Grenville, was First Lord of the Admiralty in 1756 12°18′S143°08′E / 12.300°S 143.133°E / -12.300; 143.133 (Template Bay)
Cockburn Islands 19 AugustAdmiral George Cockburn was a Commissioner of Longitude and Comptroller of the Navy when Cook left England. 11°51′S143°18′E / 11.850°S 143.300°E / -11.850; 143.300 (Cockburn Islands)
Cape Grenville 19 August George Grenville 11°58′S143°15′E / 11.967°S 143.250°E / -11.967; 143.250 (Cape Grenville)
Shelburne Bay 20 August 11°49′S142°58′E / 11.817°S 142.967°E / -11.817; 142.967 (Shelburne Bay)
Orfordness 20 August 11°17′S142°49′E / 11.283°S 142.817°E / -11.283; 142.817 (Orfordness)
New Castle Bay 21 August 10°53′S142°36′E / 10.883°S 142.600°E / -10.883; 142.600 (New Castle Bay (Newcastle Bay))
York Cape 21 August Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany 10°41′S142°31′E / 10.683°S 142.517°E / -10.683; 142.517 (York Cape (Cape York)) The northern tip of Australia's east coast now known as Cape York was named by Cook. [7] Cape York Peninsula is the entire promontory between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea (Pacific Ocean) and was not named by Cook (who did not enter the Gulf of Carpentaria), but its name is derived from the name Cook gave to its northern tip. [8]
York Isles 21 AugustPrince Edward, Duke of York and Albany 10°41′S142°31′E / 10.683°S 142.517°E / -10.683; 142.517 (York Isles)
Possession Island 22 August"in the Name of His Majesty King George the Third took possession of the whole Eastern coast from the above Latitude [38°S] down to this place by the Name of New Wales1"

However, the Admiralty's instructions [9] did not authorized Cook to annex New Holland (Australia), so there was no possession ceremony. Cook re-wrote his hilltop signalling drill as a possession ceremony when he learnt that the French had preceded him across the Pacific. [10]

10°43′36″S142°23′49″E / 10.72667°S 142.39694°E / -10.72667; 142.39694 (Possession Island) 1"The Admiralty copy, as well as that belonging to Her Majesty, calls it New South Wales."
Prince of Wales's Isles 22 August George Augustus Frederick, Prince of Wales 10°41′02″S142°11′06″E / 10.68389°S 142.18500°E / -10.68389; 142.18500 (Prince of Wales's Isles)
Cape Cornwall 22 August 10°46′S142°11′E / 10.767°S 142.183°E / -10.767; 142.183 (Cape Cornwall) SW point of Prince of Wales Island
Wallis Isles 23 Augustprobably after Captain Samuel Wallis, who made a voyage across the Pacific in the Dolphin in 1767, and discovered Tahiti 10°52′S141°57′E / 10.867°S 141.950°E / -10.867; 141.950 (Wallis Isles)
Endeavours Strait 23 August HMB Endeavour 10°49′S142°06′E / 10.817°S 142.100°E / -10.817; 142.100 (Endeavours Strait (Endeavour Strait))
Booby Island 23 August"mostly a barren rock frequented by Birds, such as Boobies" 10°36′S141°54′E / 10.600°S 141.900°E / -10.600; 141.900 (Booby Island)

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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. The aims of this first expedition were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun, and to seek evidence of the postulated Terra Australis Incognita or "undiscovered southern land".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Buchan (artist)</span> Scottish landscape artist

Alexander Buchan was a Scottish landscape artist. He is known for his participation in the 1768–1771 first voyage of James Cook aboard HMS Endeavour, where he was one of the artists in the entourage of botanist Joseph Banks. Buchan had epilepsy. On the journey, he had two documented seizures, the first during an expedition in Tierra del Fuego. Buchan died after the second seizure, shortly after Endeavour's arrival at Tahiti, and was buried at sea. Buchan produced landscapes, coastal views, ethnographic drawings and natural history drawings. He is best known for illustrations of the people of Tierra del Fuego, some of which were engraved for publication in accounts of the voyage. All of his drawings from the voyage were taken by his employer Joseph Banks and are now in the British Library and the Natural History Museum, London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cooktown, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repairs in 1770. Both the town and Mount Cook which rises up behind the town were named after James Cook.

Admiralty Bay is a large indentation in the northern coast of New Zealand's South Island. It lies close to the northernmost mainland point of the Marlborough Sounds, immediately to the south of D'Urville Island.

Turkey Beach is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Turkey Beach had a population of 148 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doubtless Bay</span> Bay in the Northland Region, North Island, New Zealand

Doubtless Bay is a bay on the east coast of the Northland Region, north-east of Kaitaia, in New Zealand. It extends from Knuckle Point on Karikari Peninsula in the north to Berghan Point at Hihi in the south. There are rocky headlands, backed by many extensive beaches, such as Tokerau Beach, Taipa, Cable Bay, Coopers Beach, and Mangonui Harbour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cape Cleveland, Queensland</span> Suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Cape Cleveland is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Cape Cleveland had a population of 155 people.

<i>An Account of the Voyages</i> 1773 book by John Hawkesworth

An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of his Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. is a 1773 book by John Hawkesworth about several Royal Navy voyages to the Pacific: the 1764–1766 and 1766–1768 voyages of HMS Dolphin under John Byron and Samuel Wallis, the voyage of HMS Swallow under Philip Carteret (1766–1769), as well as the 1768–1771 first voyage of James Cook on HMS Endeavour. Hawkesworth received an advance of £6,000 for editing the three volumes.

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