Captain James Cook

  • Birth

    Captain James Cook was born in Yorkshire England. His Parents were James and Grace.
  • First Journey

    Captain James Cook's first journey was to observe the transit of Venus.
  • Where he went during his first expedition

    During his first expedition he went to Plymouth, England, to Brazil, around Cape Horn and Tahiti.
  • Where he fought with Maoris'

    Captain James Cook sailed to New Zealand where he and his crew fought against the Maoris'.
  • The Endeavor gets damaged

    The Endeavor was damaged by coral in the Great Barrier Reef that made it almost sink, they finished repairs in August 6 1770.
  • When 30 members of the crew dies

    When Captain James Cook sailed in between Australia and New Guinea and reached Batavio and Jave, where 30 members died from malaria.
  • The Endeavor returns to England

    The Endeavor returns to England after a journey of almost 3 years.
  • His second journey

    His second expedition took him to Antartica and The Easter Islands.
  • The two ships seperate

    The two ships seperated.
  • The ships meet again

    The two ships meet again.
  • End of second expediton

    He sailed from, Cape Horn to the Cape of Good Hope and back to England.
  • Cooks last journey

    Captain James Cook left on the Resolution for his very last journey.
  • Where he sails to

    He arrived at Capetown, South Africa, and sailed to the Indian Ocean and on to New Zealand (in early 1777) , the Cook Islands and Tonga.
  • Captain James Cook names an island

    Going to Alaska, he sailed to and named the Christmas Islands.
  • Death of Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook was killed by a mob in Hawaii when he was aged 51.
  • The Resolution returns to England

    The Resolution returns to England without Captain James Cook.