Which British explorer first charted the eastern coast of Australia?
James Cook
Francis Drake
Walter Raleigh
Henry Hudson
Answer
James Cook, a British explorer, charted the eastern coast of Australia during his first Pacific voyage in 1770. He made landfall at Botany Bay, which later became the site of the first European settlement in Australia, led by Arthur Phillip in 1788.
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