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James Cook Biography Military Leader, Explorer(1728–1779) NAME James Cook OCCUPATION Military Leader, Explorer BIRTH DATE October 27, 1728 DEATH DATE February 14, 1779 PLACE OF BIRTH Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom PLACE OF DEATH Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii British navigator James Cook discovered and charted New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef on his ship HMB Endeavour, and later disproved the existence of the fabled southern continent Terra Australis. His voyages provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. Synopsis Born on October 27, 1728, in Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, James Cook was a naval captain, navigator and explorer who, in August 21,1770, discovered and charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia on his ship HMB Endeavour. He later disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent. Cook's voyages helped guide generations of explorers, and provided the fi...