Multiple choice general knowledge history

Who was the sailor to discover Australia?

  1. James Cook

  2. Ferdinand Magellan

  3. Arthur Clarke

  4. Andrew Gray
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Explanation

Captain James Cook is credited with the European discovery of Australia's eastern coast in 1770, mapping the coastline and claiming the territory for Britain. While Aboriginal peoples had inhabited Australia for millennia, Cook's expedition marked the first documented European contact with the eastern coast.

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