Which continent was circumnavigated by Captain James Cook but never sighted by him?
2007-03-01 10:23:54 · 4 answers · asked by Jason M 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Antarctica, on his second expedition. He indeed failed to sight Antarctica, but for a different reason. Says wikipedia:
"Cook's expedition circumnavigated the globe at a very high southern latitude ... Cook almost discovered the mainland of Antarctica, but turned back north towards Tahiti to resupply his ship. "
2007-03-01 10:35:13 · answer #1 · answered by K ; 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Antarctica, for good reason. Too much ice in the way prevented him from ever actually sighting the continent.
2007-03-01 18:31:36 · answer #2 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Antartica
2007-03-01 20:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by Tigers Gal! 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that its Antarctica
2007-03-01 18:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by april 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋