when did captain cook discover australia

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Captain James Cook first sighted the east coast of Australia on April 19, 1770 (ship's log date), which corresponds to April 20, 1770, by the modern calendar. He subsequently made his first landing on the Australian continent at Botany Bay on April 28, 1770. Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain, naming it New South Wales during this voyage aboard the HMS Endeavour.