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Australia and its PeopleHistory

Who was the first European to map Australia's eastern coastline?

  1. Matthew Flinders
  2. Abel Tasman
  3. Captain James Cook

Why this is the correct answer

Captain James Cook sailed up Australia's east coast in 1770, charting it and claiming it for Britain. Matthew Flinders came later and was the first to circumnavigate the entire continent, while Abel Tasman only reached Tasmania and parts of the north.

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