Second voyage of James Cook

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The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific exploration
Royal Navy expedition
exploration voyage
achievement collected extensive botanical and zoological specimens
demonstrated effectiveness of marine chronometers for determining longitude at sea
improved understanding of Pacific island cultures
produced detailed charts of South Pacific islands
areaExplored Antarctic waters
Easter Island vicinity
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Society Islands
surface form: Society Islands region

South Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Tonga
commander James Cook
country Kingdom of Great Britain
departureCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
departurePort Plymouth
endDate 1775
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery in the Pacific

Age of Enlightenment
firstAntarcticCircleCrossingDate 1773-01-17
includedAstronomer William Wales
includedScientist Johann Reinhold Forster
surface form: Georg Forster

Johann Reinhold Forster
mainShip HMS Resolution
notableFor refuting long-held European myths about Terra Australis
systematic exploration of high southern latitudes
objective advance geographic knowledge of the Pacific Ocean
explore Southern Hemisphere
search for Terra Australis
publicationAbout A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
publicationAuthor Johann Reinhold Forster
surface form: Georg Forster

James Cook
relatedWork First voyage of James Cook
Third voyage of James Cook
result disproved existence of a vast habitable southern continent in temperate latitudes
first recorded crossing of the Antarctic Circle
greatly advanced scientific knowledge of the Pacific
mapped large areas of the South Pacific
scientificDiscipline astronomy
cartography
ethnography
geography
natural history
sponsor Admiralty (United Kingdom)
surface form: British Admiralty

Royal Navy
startDate 1772
supportShip HMS Adventure
usedInstrument Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer
usedTechnology marine chronometer

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James Cook notableWork Second voyage of James Cook
HMS Resolution flagshipOf Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: James Cook's second Pacific voyage
HMS Resolution participatedIn Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: James Cook's second voyage (1772–1775)
Third voyage of James Cook precededBy Second voyage of James Cook
HMS Adventure partOf Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: James Cook’s second voyage
George Vancouver participatedIn Second voyage of James Cook
Johann Reinhold Forster participantIn Second voyage of James Cook
Johann Reinhold Forster participantIn Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: James Cook's second Pacific voyage
William Wales participantIn Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: second voyage of James Cook
Larcum Kendall K1 chronometer notableVoyage Second voyage of James Cook
Charles Clerke participantIn Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: James Cook’s second voyage
Tobias Furneaux notableWork Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: second voyage of James Cook to the Pacific Ocean
Tobias Furneaux participantIn Second voyage of James Cook
this entity surface form: James Cook's second voyage
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. associatedWith Second voyage of James Cook
subject surface form: J.R. Forst. & G. Forst.
this entity surface form: James Cook's second Pacific voyage
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. traveledOn Second voyage of James Cook
subject surface form: Johann Reinhold Forster
this entity surface form: James Cook's second Pacific voyage