This monument, located at Silver Beach on the shore of Botany Bay at Kurnell, marks the location of the first landing on Australian soil by Captain James Cook in 1770. The English explorer, navigator and cartographer led the first recorded European expedition, to navigate and map the eastern coastline of Australia.
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Friday, June 1, 2007
Kurnell monument
This monument, located at Silver Beach on the shore of Botany Bay at Kurnell, marks the location of the first landing on Australian soil by Captain James Cook in 1770. The English explorer, navigator and cartographer led the first recorded European expedition, to navigate and map the eastern coastline of Australia.
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