Name Date (1770) Reason for naming Coords Notes Point Hicks 19 April LieutenantZachary Hickes , "was the first who discover'd this land"However, there is no land feature at Cook's coordinates. In 1970, Cape Everard was renamed Point Hicks.
37°48′S 149°16′E / 37.800°S 149.267°E /-37.800; 149.267 (Point Hickes (Point Hicks) ) spelled his name Hickes, Cook wrote it without the "e" Ram Head 19 April Ramhead "go in toPlymouth Sound " 37°46′S 149°29′E / 37.767°S 149.483°E /-37.767; 149.483 (Ram Head (Rame Head) ) Cape Howe 20 April Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe 37°30′S 149°58′E / 37.500°S 149.967°E /-37.500; 149.967 (Cape Howe ) Cape Dromedary (Montague Island ) 21 April A point running out from under Mount Dromedary. 36°17′S 150°08′E / 36.283°S 150.133°E /-36.283; 150.133 (Cape Dromedary (Montague Island) ) Cook mistookMontague Island for a headland.[ 3] Mount Dromedary 21 April "pretty high mountain laying near the shore which on account of its figure I named Mount Dromedary" 36°17′51″S 150°01′00″E / 36.29750°S 150.01667°E /-36.29750; 150.01667 (Mount Dromedary (Mount Gulaga) ) now calledMount Gulaga Batemans Bay 21 April 35°42′S 150°11′E / 35.700°S 150.183°E /-35.700; 150.183 (Batemans Bay ) Point Upright 22 April "on account of its perpendicular Clifts" 35°37′S 150°19′E / 35.617°S 150.317°E /-35.617; 150.317 (Point Upright ) Pigeon House 22 April "a remarkable peaked hill laying inland the top of which look'd like a Pigeon house" 35°17′S 150°17′E / 35.283°S 150.283°E /-35.283; 150.283 (Pegeon House (Pigeon House Mountain) ) Marked on chart asPidgeon House Cape St George 23 April discovered onSt George's Day 35°10′S 150°45′E / 35.167°S 150.750°E /-35.167; 150.750 (Cape St. George (Jervis Bay Territory) ) nowJervis Bay Territory Long Nose 25 April "on account of its Figure" 34°48′S 150°40′E / 34.800°S 150.667°E /-34.800; 150.667 (Long Nose (Beecroft Peninsula) ) now calledBeecroft Peninsula (to the north ofJervis Bay ) Red Point 25 April red colour 34°29′S 150°55′E / 34.483°S 150.917°E /-34.483; 150.917 (Red Point ) Point Solander 28 April Daniel Solander , botanist on board34°00′S 151°14′E / 34.000°S 151.233°E /-34.000; 151.233 (Point Solander ) to the south ofBotany Bay Botany Bay 28 April – 6 May "The great quantity of plantsMr. Banks andDr. Solander found in this place occasioned my giving it the Name of Botany Bay" 33°58′S 151°10′E / 33.967°S 151.167°E /-33.967; 151.167 (Botany Bay ) originally Stingray Harbour Cape Banks 6 May Joseph Banks 33°59′S 151°15′E / 33.983°S 151.250°E /-33.983; 151.250 (Cape Banks ) to the north of Botany Bay Port Jackson 6 May George Jackson , a secretary of the Admiralty33°50′S 151°16′E / 33.833°S 151.267°E /-33.833; 151.267 (Port Jackson ) Broken Bay 7 May "broken land that appear'd to form a bay" 33°34′07″S 151°19′00″E / 33.56861°S 151.31667°E /-33.56861; 151.31667 (Broken Bay ) Cook's Broken Bay was the area near Narrabeen Lake. Cape Three Points 7 May "high land which projected out in 3 bluff Points" 33°29′S 151°26′E / 33.483°S 151.433°E /-33.483; 151.433 (Cape Three Points ) betweenCopacabana andAvoca Beach Point Stephens 11 May Sir Philip Stephens ,Secretary to the Admiralty (1763–95)32°44′S 152°12′E / 32.733°S 152.200°E /-32.733; 152.200 (Point Stephens ) On the coast nearFingal Bay , New South Wales Port Stephens 11 May Sir Philip Stephens, Secretary to the Admiralty 32°41′46″S 152°08′30″E / 32.69611°S 152.14167°E /-32.69611; 152.14167 (Port Stephens ) Black Head 11 May 32°04′S 152°32′E / 32.067°S 152.533°E /-32.067; 152.533 (Black Head ) SE ofTinonee Cape Hawke 11 May SirEdward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke , First Lord of the Admiralty 32°12′S 152°34′E / 32.200°S 152.567°E /-32.200; 152.567 (Cape Hawke ) Three Brothers 12 May "3 remarkable large high hills lying Contigious to each other... bore some resemblance to each other" 31°39′52″S 152°46′26″E / 31.66444°S 152.77389°E /-31.66444; 152.77389 (Three Brothers ) called separately South Brother (31°44′37″S 152°40′15″E / 31.74361°S 152.67083°E /-31.74361; 152.67083 (South Brother ) Smoakey Cape 13 May "fires that Caused a great Quantity of smoke" on the cape30°54′S 153°06′E / 30.900°S 153.100°E /-30.900; 153.100 (Smoakey Cape (Smoky Cape) ) Solitary Isles 15 May 29°55′S 153°23′E / 29.917°S 153.383°E /-29.917; 153.383 (Solitary Isles ) Cape Byron 15 May John Byron 28°37′58″S 153°38′20″E / 28.63278°S 153.63889°E /-28.63278; 153.63889 (Cape Byron ) Easternmost point of Australia Mount Warning 16 May breakers found within sight28°23′50″S 153°16′15″E / 28.39722°S 153.27083°E /-28.39722; 153.27083 (Mount Warning ) Point Danger 16 May Point off whichshoals lie 28°10′S 153°33′E / 28.167°S 153.550°E /-28.167; 153.550 (Point Danger ) Cook's Point Danger was Fingal Head – 2n Miles South of the present-day Point Danger on theQld –NSW border Point Lookout 17 May 27°26′S 153°33′E / 27.433°S 153.550°E /-27.433; 153.550 (Point Lookout ) North-eastern point ofNorth Stradbroke Island [ 4] Morton Bay 17 May James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton , was President of the Royal Society27°15′S 153°15′E / 27.250°S 153.250°E /-27.250; 153.250 (Morton Bay (Moreton Bay) ) Moreton was a later misspelling of Morton. What Cook namedMorton Bay comprised the Pacific Ocean side of what is now calledMoreton Island Moreton Bay is now applied to larger expanse of water on the inland side of Moreton andStradbroke Islands, comprising the mouth of theBrisbane River .[ 5] Cape Morton 17 May James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton 27°01′S 153°28′E / 27.017°S 153.467°E /-27.017; 153.467 (Cape Morton (Cape Moreton) ) Northern end ofMoreton Island , now spelled as Cape Moreton.[ 6] Glasshouse Bay 17 May 27°04′S 153°17′E / 27.067°S 153.283°E /-27.067; 153.283 (Glasshouse Bay (Moreton Bay) ) Cook did not realise it was part ofMoreton Bay ; between Moreton Island andBribie Island The Glass Houses 17 May "on account of their singular form of elevation which very much resemblesglass houses which occasioned my giving them that name" 26°55′S 152°56′E / 26.917°S 152.933°E /-26.917; 152.933 (The Glass Houses (Glass House Mountains) ) Now called Glass House Mountains.[ 7] Double Island Point 18 May "on account of its figure... the point itself is of such an unequal Height that it looks like 2 Small Islands laying under the land" 25°55′57″S 153°11′12″E / 25.93250°S 153.18667°E /-25.93250; 153.18667 (Double Island Point ) [ 8] Wide Bay 18 May large open bay 25°54′S 153°08′E / 25.900°S 153.133°E /-25.900; 153.133 (Wide Bay ) [ 9] Indian Head 19 May "on which a number of the Natives were Assembled" 25°00′S 153°22′E / 25.000°S 153.367°E /-25.000; 153.367 (Indian Head ) Eastern point ofFraser Island .[ 10] Sandy Cape 20 May sand 24°41′52″S 153°15′21″E / 24.69778°S 153.25583°E /-24.69778; 153.25583 (Sandy Cape ) Northern point of Fraser Island[ 11] Break Sea Spit 21 May "now we had smooth water, whereas upon the whole Coast to the Southward of it we had always a high Sea or swell from the South-East." 24°25′S 153°13′E / 24.417°S 153.217°E /-24.417; 153.217 (Break Sea Spit ) shoal projecting north from the north tip of Fraser Island Herveys Bay 21 May Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol 25°17′7″S 152°52′22″E / 25.28528°S 152.87278°E /-25.28528; 152.87278 (Hervey Bay ) Now known as Hervey Bay.[ 12] South Head 23 May South head ofBustard Bay 24°08′54″S 151°53′09″E / 24.14833°S 151.88583°E /-24.14833; 151.88583 (1770 (Round Hill Head) ) Now known as Round Hill Head,Cook's first landing in Queensland and second in Australia.[ 13] Bustard Bay 23 May "We saw someBustards such as we have in England, one of which we kill’d … which occasioned my giving this place the name of Bustard Bay." 24°06′S 151°49′E / 24.100°S 151.817°E /-24.100; 151.817 (Bustard Bay ) Joseph Banks commented"At Dinner we eat the Bustard we had shot yesterday, it turnd out an excellent bird, far the best we all agreed that we have eat since we left England. "[ 14] [ 15] North Head 23 May North head of Bustard Bay 24°01′S 151°46′E / 24.017°S 151.767°E /-24.017; 151.767 (North Head (Bustard Head) ) Now known as Bustard Head.[ 16] Cape Capricorn 25 May Tropic of Capricorn 23°28′S 151°13′E / 23.467°S 151.217°E /-23.467; 151.217 (Cape Capricorn ) NE point ofCurtis Island .[ 17] Keppel Isles 26 May Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 23°10′30″S 150°57′40″E / 23.17500°S 150.96111°E /-23.17500; 150.96111 (Keppel Isles ) Now known as the Keppel Islands.[ 18] Great Keppel Island largest of the group. Keppel Bay 27 May Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel 23°23′S 150°53′E / 23.383°S 150.883°E /-23.383; 150.883 (Keppel Bay ) [ 19] Cape Manyfold 27 May "from the Number of high Hills over it" 22°41′S 150°50′E / 22.683°S 150.833°E /-22.683; 150.833 (Cape Manyfold (Cape Manifold) ) Now known as Cape Manifold.[ 20] The Two Brothers 28 May 22°42′S 150°59′E / 22.700°S 150.983°E /-22.700; 150.983 (The Two Brothers ) Now known as the Two Brothers island group.Matthew Flinders later named the individual islands Peaked Island and Flat Island.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23] Island Head 28 May 22°20′S 150°39′E / 22.333°S 150.650°E /-22.333; 150.650 (Island Head ) A cape on an unnamed island off the coast ofShoalwater .[ 24] Cape Townshend 28 May Charles Townshend, Lord of the Admiralty 1765–1770[ 25] 22°12′S 150°29′E / 22.200°S 150.483°E /-22.200; 150.483 (Cape Townshend ) The northern tip ofTownshend Island in Shoalwater.[ 26] [ 27] Shoal Water Bay 28 May Shoal water22°22′S 150°22′E / 22.367°S 150.367°E /-22.367; 150.367 (Shoalwater Bay ) Now written as Shoalwater Bay.[ 28] Northumberland Isles 28 May 21°40′S 150°10′E / 21.667°S 150.167°E /-21.667; 150.167 (Northumberland Isles (Northumberland Islands) ) Now known as Northumberland Islands.[ 29] Thirsty Sound 30 May "by reason we could find no fresh Water" 22°10′S 149°58′E / 22.167°S 149.967°E /-22.167; 149.967 (Thirsty Sound ) [ 30] Bay of Inlets 1 June "the Number of Inlets, Creeks, etc., in it." 22°19′S 149°50′E / 22.317°S 149.833°E /-22.317; 149.833 (Bay of Inlets ) Named a 100 km region of coastline from Cape Palmerston (south ofMackay ) to Cape Townshend (name no longer in use) Long Isle 1 June 22°07′S 149°54′E / 22.117°S 149.900°E /-22.117; 149.900 (Long Isle (Long Island) ) Now known as Long Island (part of the locality ofStanage ).[ 31] Broad Sound 1 June 22°10′S 149°45′E / 22.167°S 149.750°E /-22.167; 149.750 (Broad Sound ) A bay off the coast ofSt Lawrence andCarmila .[ 32] Cape Palmerston 1 June Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston , Lord of the Admiralty, 1766–7821°01′S 149°29′E / 21.017°S 149.483°E /-21.017; 149.483 (Cape Palmerston ) On the coast atKoumala .[ 33] Slade Point 2 June SirThomas Slade ,Surveyor of the Navy and the designer ofNelson's HMSVictory . 21°03′48″S 149°13′30″E / 21.063334°S 149.224991°E /-21.063334; 149.224991 (Slade Point ) A headland on the coast of the locality also called Slade Point.[ 34] Cape Hillsborough 2 June Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire (the Earl of Hillsborough); First Secretary of State for the Colonies, and President of the Board of Trade20°54′22″S 149°02′48″E / 20.90611°S 149.04667°E /-20.90611; 149.04667 (Cape Hillsborough ) On the coast of the locality ofCape Hillsborough , approx 30 kilometres (19 mi) NNW of Mackay.[ 35] Repulse Bay 3 June 20°33′S 148°45′E / 20.550°S 148.750°E /-20.550; 148.750 (Repulse Bay ) [ 36] Cape Conway 3 June GeneralHenry Seymour Conway , Secretary of State 1765–68 20°31′S 148°54′E / 20.517°S 148.900°E /-20.517; 148.900 (Cape Conway ) [ 37] Whitsundays Passage 4 June discovered onWhitsunday 20°17′40″S 148°52′44″E / 20.2945°S 148.8790°E /-20.2945; 148.8790 (Whitsundays Passage ) Now known as Whitsunday Passage, betweenHamilton Island ,Whitsunday Island and the mainland.[ 38] Cumberland Isles 4 June Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn ,20°34′S 149°08′E / 20.567°S 149.133°E /-20.567; 149.133 (Cumberland Isles ) Now known as theCumberland Islands .[ 39] Cape Gloucester 4 June Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh 20°00′55″S 148°27′18″E / 20.01528°S 148.45500°E /-20.01528; 148.45500 (Cape Gloucester ) The cape Cook named was the island now known asGloucester Island . Subsequently theAdmirality's hydrographer transferred the name to the cape on the mainland immediately south of the island, which is still known as Cape Gloucester.[ 40] [ 41] Holburn Isle 4 June AdmiralFrancis Holburne 19°43′S 148°21′E / 19.717°S 148.350°E /-19.717; 148.350 (Holburn Isle (Holbourne Island) ) Now known asHolbourne Island , which is protected within theHolbourne Island National Park. [ 42] [ 43] [ 44] Edgecumbe Bay 4 June CaptainGeorge Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe commanded theLancaster in the fleet in North America in 1758 in which Cook served. 20°06′S 148°23′E / 20.100°S 148.383°E /-20.100; 148.383 (Edgecumbe Bay ) [ 45] Mount Upstart 5 June "because being surrounded with low land it starts or rises up singley at the first making of it" 19°44′S 147°48′E / 19.733°S 147.800°E /-19.733; 147.800 (Mount Upstart ) Believed to refer to the currentCape Upstart .[ 46] Cape Bowling Green 5 June 19°18′S 147°24′E / 19.300°S 147.400°E /-19.300; 147.400 (Cape Bowling Green ) [ 47] Cape Cleveland 6 June Either in honour of aJohn Clevland theSecretary to the Admiralty around that time, or afterCleveland, England where he was born.[ 48] 19°10′S 147°00′E / 19.167°S 147.000°E /-19.167; 147.000 (Cape Cleveland ) [ 49] Cleveland Bay 6 June 19°13′S 146°55′E / 19.217°S 146.917°E /-19.217; 146.917 (Cleveland Bay ) [ 50] Magnetical Isle 6 June "the Compass did not traverse well when near it" 19°08′S 146°50′E / 19.133°S 146.833°E /-19.133; 146.833 (Magnetical Island (Magnet Island) ) Now known asMagnetic Island .[ 51] Palm Isles 6 June Joseph Banks andZachary Hicks went ashore to collect coconuts, but found the palms to be cabbage palms18°44′S 146°35′E / 18.733°S 146.583°E /-18.733; 146.583 (Palm Isles ) Now known asPalm Islands .[ 52] Halifax Bay 8 June George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax was Secretary of State 1763–6518°50′S 146°30′E / 18.833°S 146.500°E /-18.833; 146.500 (Halifax Bay ) [ 53] Point Hillock 8 June 18°25′S 146°21′E / 18.417°S 146.350°E /-18.417; 146.350 (Point Hillock ) Now known asHiilock Point onHinchinbrook Island .[ 54] Cape Sandwich 8 June John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich 18°14′S 146°17′E / 18.233°S 146.283°E /-18.233; 146.283 (Cape Sandwich ) OnHinchinbrook Island .[ 55] Family Islands 8 June 18°01′S 146°10′E / 18.017°S 146.167°E /-18.017; 146.167 (Family Islands ) [ 56] Dunk Island is the largest of the Family Islands.Dunk Island 8 June George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax 17°56′48″S 146°09′22″E / 17.94667°S 146.15611°E /-17.94667; 146.15611 (Dunk Island ) [ 57] Rockingham Bay 8 June Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham 18°08′S 146°04′E / 18.133°S 146.067°E /-18.133; 146.067 (Rockingham Bay ) [ 58] Double Point 8 June 17°38′58″N 146°08′54″E / 17.64944°N 146.14833°E /17.64944; 146.14833 (Double Point ) Easternmost point in the locality ofCowley Beach .[ 59] Frankland Islands 9 June AdmiralSir Thomas Frankland, 5th Baronet 17°09′49″S 146°00′42″E / 17.16361°S 146.01167°E /-17.16361; 146.01167 (Frankland Islands ) Cape Grafton 9 June Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton was Prime Minister when Cook sailed16°51′55″S 145°55′00″E / 16.86528°S 145.91667°E /-16.86528; 145.91667 (Cape Grafton ) Fitzroy Island 9 June 16°56′S 146°00′E / 16.933°S 146.000°E /-16.933; 146.000 (Fitzroy Island ) Green Island 10 June "a Low green woody Island" 16°45′S 145°58′E / 16.750°S 145.967°E /-16.750; 145.967 (Green Island ) Trinity Bay 10 June discovered onTrinity Sunday 16°54′S 145°47′E / 16.900°S 145.783°E /-16.900; 145.783 (Trinity Bay ) Cape Tribulation 10 June "because here began all our Troubles" 16°04′S 145°28′E / 16.067°S 145.467°E /-16.067; 145.467 (Cape Tribulation ) Cook hit a reef here, before changing course, and later that night hitting Endeavour Reef. Hope Island 13 June "we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands" 15°43′S 145°27′E / 15.717°S 145.450°E /-15.717; 145.450 (Hope Island ) Weary Bay 13 June 15°54′S 145°22′E / 15.900°S 145.367°E /-15.900; 145.367 (Weary Bay ) Endeavour River 14 June – 4 August HM Bark Endeavour 15°27′30″S 145°14′00″E / 15.45833°S 145.23333°E /-15.45833; 145.23333 (Endeavour River ) Ship beached while repairs conducted, near modern-dayCooktown Cape Bedford 4 August Probably afterJohn Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford , who had been First Lord of the Admiralty, 1744–47 15°13′S 145°20′E / 15.217°S 145.333°E /-15.217; 145.333 (Cape Bedford ) Cape Flattery 10 August "We now judged ourselves to be clear of all Danger, having, as we thought, a Clear, open Sea before us; but this we soon found otherwise" 14°56′S 145°21′E / 14.933°S 145.350°E /-14.933; 145.350 (Cape Flattery ) Islands of Direction 10 August 14°44′S 145°30′E / 14.733°S 145.500°E /-14.733; 145.500 (Islands of Direction ) South Direction Island and North Direction Island Point Lookout 11 August 14°49′S 145°13′E / 14.817°S 145.217°E /-14.817; 145.217 (Point Lookout ) Not to be confused with thePoint Lookout which Cook had earlier so named, being the north-eastern point ofNorth Stradbroke Island . Lizard Island 12 August "only land Animals we saw here wereLizards , and these seem'd to be pretty Plenty" 14°40′S 145°27′E / 14.667°S 145.450°E /-14.667; 145.450 (Lizard Island ) Lizard Island still enjoys a substantial population of huge monitor lizards. Eagle Island 12 August "We found on this Island a pretty number of Birds, the most of them sea Fowl, exceptEagles ; 2 of the Latter we shott and some of the others" 14°41′S 145°22′E / 14.683°S 145.367°E /-14.683; 145.367 (Eagle Island ) Providential Channel 17 August providence 12°36′S 143°49′E / 12.600°S 143.817°E /-12.600; 143.817 (Providential Channel ) Cape Weymouth 17 August Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath, Viscount Weymouth was one of the Secretaries of State when theEndeavour sailed12°36′S 143°26′E / 12.600°S 143.433°E /-12.600; 143.433 (Cape Weywouth ) Weymouth Bay 17 August Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath 12°29′S 143°20′E / 12.483°S 143.333°E /-12.483; 143.333 (Weymouth Bay ) Forbes Islands 19 August AdmiralJohn Forbes was a Commissioner of Longitude in 1768, and had been a Lord of the Admiralty 1756–63 12°17′S 143°24′E / 12.283°S 143.400°E /-12.283; 143.400 (Forbes Islands ) Bolt Head 19 August 12°15′S 143°06′E / 12.250°S 143.100°E /-12.250; 143.100 (Bolt Head ) Sir Charles Hardy's Isles 18 August 11°55′S 143°28′E / 11.917°S 143.467°E /-11.917; 143.467 (Sir Charles Hardy's Isles (Sir Charles Hardy Islands) ) Temple Bay 19 August Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple , brother of George Grenville, was First Lord of the Admiralty in 175612°18′S 143°08′E / 12.300°S 143.133°E /-12.300; 143.133 (Template Bay ) Cockburn Islands 19 August Admiral George Cockburn was a Commissioner of Longitude andComptroller of the Navy when Cook left England. 11°51′S 143°18′E / 11.850°S 143.300°E /-11.850; 143.300 (Cockburn Islands ) Cape Grenville 19 August George Grenville 11°58′S 143°15′E / 11.967°S 143.250°E /-11.967; 143.250 (Cape Grenville ) Shelburne Bay 20 August 11°49′S 142°58′E / 11.817°S 142.967°E /-11.817; 142.967 (Shelburne Bay ) Orfordness 20 August 11°17′S 142°49′E / 11.283°S 142.817°E /-11.283; 142.817 (Orfordness ) New Castle Bay 21 August 10°53′S 142°36′E / 10.883°S 142.600°E /-10.883; 142.600 (New Castle Bay (Newcastle Bay) ) York Cape 21 August Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany 10°41′S 142°31′E / 10.683°S 142.517°E /-10.683; 142.517 (York Cape (Cape York) ) The northern tip of Australia's east coast now known asCape York was named by Cook.[ 60] Cape York Peninsula Gulf of Carpentaria and theCoral Sea (Pacific Ocean ) and was not named by Cook (who did not enter the Gulf of Carpentaria), but its name is derived from the name Cook gave to its northern tip.[ 61] York Isles 21 August Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany 10°41′S 142°31′E / 10.683°S 142.517°E /-10.683; 142.517 (York Isles ) Possession Island 22 August "in the Name of His Majesty KingGeorge the Third tookpossession of the whole Eastern coast from the above Latitude [38°S] down to this place by the Name of New Wales1 " However, the Admiralty's instructions[ 62] New Holland (Australia), so there was no possession ceremony. Cook re-wrote his hilltop signalling drill as a possession ceremony when he learnt that the French had preceded him across the Pacific.[ 63]
10°43′36″S 142°23′49″E / 10.72667°S 142.39694°E /-10.72667; 142.39694 (Possession Island ) 1 "The Admiralty copy, as well as that belonging to Her Majesty, calls it New South Wales." Prince of Wales's Isles 22 August George Augustus Frederick ,Prince of Wales 10°41′02″S 142°11′06″E / 10.68389°S 142.18500°E /-10.68389; 142.18500 (Prince of Wales's Isles ) Cape Cornwall 22 August 10°46′S 142°11′E / 10.767°S 142.183°E /-10.767; 142.183 (Cape Cornwall ) SW point ofPrince of Wales Island Wallis Isles 23 August probably after CaptainSamuel Wallis , who made a voyage across the Pacific in theDolphin in 1767, and discovered Tahiti 10°52′S 141°57′E / 10.867°S 141.950°E /-10.867; 141.950 (Wallis Isles ) Endeavours Strait 23 August HMBEndeavour 10°49′S 142°06′E / 10.817°S 142.100°E /-10.817; 142.100 (Endeavours Strait (Endeavour Strait) ) Booby Island 23 August "mostly a barren rock frequented by Birds, such asBoobies " 10°36′S 141°54′E / 10.600°S 141.900°E /-10.600; 141.900 (Booby Island ) 
