James Cook
James Cook was a famous British navigator and explorer; actually he is still as famous as he was. There is no single geography book that would say no word about the legendary explorer who discovered the New Zeeland for the world. Actually James Cook wasn't the first one who got to New Zeeland but he was the first one who explored its coasts and made a detailed map of the New Zeeland, the river that divides it into two parts was called after James Cook.
The marine career of James Cook began as he was a young boy; first he served as sea cadet and later became a skipper at the age of twenty. At the period of the war between England and France Cook served as the volunteer and there was noticed by captain, and year 1759 was a year when Cook received his first commission. At that same time he managed to make the map of the river (where the war was leaded) so accurate that one may swim down the river long the fairway without any risk to get stuck.
James Cook was the first navigator who explored the eastern coast of Australia. The western coast was discovered long before James Cook but the eastern one remained unknown until that day when Cook discovered it. The exploring of the coasts of Australia was rather dangerous. James Cook and him team were swimming long the coasts of Australia for a very long period of time, Cook was rather skilful navigator but even that fact appeared to be unsatisfied assurance against risk. One night the vessel of James Cook stroke and there appeared the leak in the vessel's hold. A lot of equipment was thrown away in order to save the vessel of sinking. That navigation of James Cook lasted for two and half years.
The second navigating of James Cook lasted for three years. That was a navigating the aim of which was to find out whether there is or there no land on the South Pole. For several days James Cook was making the attempts and struggled against blocks of ice in order to get further. All of the attempts were failed and so James Cook made a conclusion that there is no land on the South Pole. That conclusion later was disproved by navigating of Russian navigators and explorers.
The third navigating of James Cook was the last one. The aim of that navigating was discovering of more new lands and islands. Sure there were several islands discovered but in general that voyage wasn't really successful. James Cook gets to the Hawaiian Islands. The native leavers were rather hospitable and friendly and so on his way back James Cook decided to visit the Hawaiian once more, and there he was killed by the native livers that were so friendly before.