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  2. James Cook - Wikipedia

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    Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.

  3. History of Oceania - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. [1] Indigenous Australians migrated from Africa to Asia around 70,000 years ago [2] and arrived in Australia around 50,000 years ago.

  4. European maritime exploration of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Several waves of European seafarers sailed the edges of the Australia. Dutch navigators were the first Europeans known to have explored and mapped the Australian coastline. The first documented encounter was that of Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon, in 1606. Dutch seafarers also visited the west and north coasts of the continent, as did French ...

  5. List of explorers - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Leif Erikson (c. 970 – c. 1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...

  6. List of maritime explorers - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of maritime explorers. The list includes explorers which had contributed, and continue to contribute to human knowledge of the planet's geography, weather, biodiversity, human cultures, the expansion of trade, or established communication between diverse populations...

  7. European and American voyages of scientific exploration

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    From the early 15th century to the early 17th century the Age of Discovery had, through Portuguese seafarers, and later, Spanish, Dutch, French and English, opened up southern Africa, the Americas (New World), Asia and Oceania to European eyes: Bartholomew Dias had sailed around the Cape of southern Africa in search of a trade route to India; Christopher Columbus, on four journeys across the ...

  8. Category:Explorers of Oceania - Wikipedia

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    Explorers of Australia (5 C, 157 P) N. Explorers of New Guinea (1 C, 16 P) ... Pages in category "Explorers of Oceania" The following 5 pages are in this category ...

  9. Theory of the Portuguese discovery of Australia - Wikipedia

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    In 1944, nine coins were found on Marchinbar Island by RAAF radar operator Maurie Isenberg. Four coins were identified as Dutch duits dating from 1690 to the 1780s, while five with Arabic inscriptions were identified as being from the Kilwa Sultanate of east Africa. [94] The coins are now held by the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. [95]