… of the Great Barrier Reef when oil drilling was proposed, and campaigning against sand-mining on Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. She also campaigned tirelessly for the rights of Aboriginal Australians . . . . → Read More: IntLawGrrls: Welcoming Julie Ayling
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When captain James Cook first explored the east coast of Australia, he became trapped in the waters inside the Great Barrier Reef in the vicinity of Lizard Island. He was unable to locate a passage through the reef to get to the .. . . . → Read More: Nature Is My Elixir: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Well, in 1770 Captain James Cook and his ship the 'Endeavour' tangled with the Great Barrier Reef and seriously damaged the hull. If he had done it this century we would have thrown him in jail with a big fine for destroying .. . . . → Read More: Cooktown | Travel Blog 1770 – Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia when he ran aground. 1776 – In America, the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence from Britain. . . . → Read More: Daily Kos: Morning Open Thread It is fitting that Jacques Cousteau's birthday is also the date that the Western world explorers, namely Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef in 1770. . . . → Read More: 11th June Jacques Cousteau (1910 – 1997) 1770 – Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. . . . → Read More: This Day In History – June 11 : Deadline Live With Jack Blood On the 11th of June 1770 HMS Endeavour under the command of Captain James Cook grounded on the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of New Holland (Australia). The Endeavour came close to sinking but was … . . . → Read More: Insane Labyrinth « dnobrienpoetry The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Aboriginal Australians have been living in the area for at least 40000 years, and Torres Strait Islanders since about … . . . → Read More: Queensland, Australia: Video : Queensland and the Great Barrier … The adventurer paddled, pedalled and sailed 1600km over four months in a “Hobie” kayak from the town of 1770 to Cooktown along the Great Barrier Reef – retracing the route Captain James Cook took more than 240 years … . . . → Read More: What did 'best job' man do next? | akiralane.biz The history of the field began with early explorers such as Captain James Cook , who mapped coastlines and explored the Great Barrier Reef. . . . → Read More: The Eagle's Aerial Perspective: A-Z Blogging Challenge … |
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