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Period: Jun 20, 1421 to
Explores!
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Abel Tasman!
Abel Tasman was born in the little village Lutjegast in the Netherlands in 1603. Abel Tasman also traveled to New Zealand.On one voyage Tasman returned safely after he had lost two of his three ships in a storm. -
William Dampier!
William Dampier was born in 1651 and died in 1715. William Dampier was born in East Coker, Somerset,England.He also served in 1673 in the Dutch War. -
James Cook!
The ship James Cook sailed on was called the Endeavor. The Endeavor was stuck for a day on the Great Barrier Reef off northeastern Australia the ship was damaged by coral and almost sank. They repaired the ship in northern Queensland.