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European Explorers to Australia
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Luís Vaz de Torres
Luís Vaz de Torres is a Spanish explorer who discovered the water between Australia and New Guinea. -
Willem Janz
Willem Janz is a Dutch explorer who was the frist Europen to have seen the coast of Australia (North East). -
Dirk Hoartog
Dirk Hartog frist came to Australia in 1616 and he saw the Weat coast of Australia -
Abel Tasmen
Abel Tasmen was a Dutch explorer who sighted and landed on Tasmaina. -
William Dampier
William Dampier saw some plants and anImals of Australia and met some Indigenous people -
Maccassans
The Maccassans were Indoneesian people and they traded and got to know the Indigenous people of Australia. -
Captin James Cook
Captin Cook in 1770 discovered the east coast of Australia.
