Interesting facts about james cook

James Cook was a British explorer and navigator whose voyages charted much of the Pacific lands, including Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia. He sailed from New Zealand to Australia in his ship called Endeavour.

In , he landed at Botany Bay, the place he named due to a variety of different plants that grew in that land. After that discovery, Cook made two more voyages during his lifetime.

Early Life

Captain James Cook was born in in Marton, Yorkshire, England. He was a second child born to James Cook and Grace Pace.

James Cook Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life

He received a basic education at Postgate School at Great Ayton before he was sent to work for William Sanders in Staithes.

It was here that he developed a love for the sea, but he was not happy with his work amongst the hard-working individuals of the land. In , at the age of 17,