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Claim of Eastern Coast

When
1770
Where
Eastern coast of New Holland
Part of
Cook's claim of New South Wales

Cook charted the eastern coast of New Holland and claimed it for Great Britain in 1770.

During his first voyage, Cook arrived at the eastern coast of New Holland in April 1770. He proceeded to chart the previously unmapped coastline and formally claimed the entire explored territory as British. The specific date of the claim is not provided in the sources.

Sources

  1. James Cook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
  2. New South Wales Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16

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