European exploration of Australia Facts …
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European exploration of Australia facts for kids. The European exploration of Australia first began in February 1606, when Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon landed in Cape York Peninsula and on October that year when Spanish explorer Luís Vaz de Torres sailed through, and navigated, Torres Strait islands. Twenty-nine other Dutch navigators explored the western and southern coasts in the 17th century, and dubbed the continent New... Willem Janszoon, a Dutch navigator who landed in Cape York Peninsula in 1606, was the first known European to reach Australia. Luís Vaz de Torres, a Spanish explorer, sailed through and navigated Torres Strait islands in 1606. James Cook, a British explorer, mapped and claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain in 1770.
Willem Janszoon, a Dutch navigator who landed in Cape York Peninsula in 1606, was the first known European to reach Australia.
Luís Vaz de Torres, a Spanish explorer, sailed through and navigated Torres Strait islands in 1606.
James Cook, a British explorer, mapped and claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain in 1770.
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