Take these links to locate who and what part of history you are looking for: World Explorers , Finding Australia and Expanding Australia through exploration.
World explorers
Brief info on many world explorers
Find out about the age of exploration- the who, why and which nations claimed the new lands to build the modern world as we know it today.
Maps and more of many new world explorers
Maps of some famous voyages of discovery
Explorers, games activities and more
Discover famous world explorers as you complete a
Interactive map of famous explorations
Thinking about explorers complete this thinking interactive as to Explorers motivations and obstacles
Finding Australia
Early discoverers of Australia Watch this video and learn the poem to find out about the early discoveries of Australia. This one really says it all.
More on Explorers who found Australia before Cook with a quiz as well! Captains Cook's actual charts! Also check out the timeline of his life and explorations WE were almost French? Find out why
Make a timeline of the discovery of Australia
Captain Cook Interactive from ABC Splash
Who was Captain Cook? Listen and watch the video and read to find out more.
For more about what happened after his discovery check these out Expanding Australia
Gutenberg Project Aussie explorers |
The original journals of Charles Sturt, Ernest Giles, Ludwig Leichhardt , Edward John Eyre, Gregory Blaxland, David Carnegie, William Carron, James Cook, William Dampier, Matthew Flinders, John and Alex
