The first known landing in Australia by Europeans was by Dutch navigator [[Willem Janszoon]] in 1606. Twenty-nine other Dutch navigators explored the western and southern coasts in the 17th century, and dubbed the continent [[New Holland (Australia)|New Holland]]. [[M trepangers]] visited Australia's northern coasts after 1720, possibly earlier. Other European explorers followed until, in 1770, Lieutenant [[James Cook]] charted the east coast of [[Australia]] for Great Britain and returned with accounts favouring colonisation at [[Botany Bay]] (now in Sydney), [[New South Wales]]. |
The first known landing in Australia by Europeans was by Dutch navigator [[Willem Janszoon]] in 1606. Twenty-nine other Dutch navigators explored the western and southern coasts in the 17th century, and dubbed the continent [[New Holland (Australia)|New Holland]]. [[M trepangers]] visited Australia's northern coasts after 1720, possibly earlier. Other European explorers followed until, in 1770, Lieutenant [[James Cook]] charted the east coast of [[Australia]] for Great Britain and returned with accounts favouring colonisation at [[Botany Bay]] (now in Sydney), [[New South Wales]]. |