The Search for Terra Australis Incognita

During the 16th and 17th centuries, seafarers from Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands explored the majority of the world. They found plenty of land in Southeast Asia, but they want to go further south. Explorers are interested in Terra Austrails Incognita (meaning unknown southern land) to expand their trade and colonies as they are seeking more power. Trade from Southeast Asia was very informative at the time, so exploring the unknown southern land under it was a good opportunity to find more.

The second 1772-1775 in the historic voyage of James Cook was mainly looking for elusive Terra Australis Incognita. Cook left England in September 1772 and drove two ships, HMS resolution and HMS adventure. On November 22, after anchoring in Cape Town, two vessels sailed in the south, but they rushed to the east by the wind. On December 10 they met the first pack of ice further south. It quickly became a hard hindrance, and it tested Cook 's navigation skill as he operated the aisle. Finally, he was able to find the open ocean and go south; on January 17, 1773, the expedition arrived at the Antarctic Circle at 66 ° 20 ', the first ship to do so. Further progress was hindered by ice and the ship moved northeast to New Zealand which arrived on 26th March.

Terra Australis Incognita can not be found. There are no unknown lands in the waters of the south. It was Matthew Flinders who proposed to name the fifth continent Australia - this name has a long connection with the South China Sea, consistent with the names of the other continents. River system is the key to Africa's geography. The Greeks know that there is a big river inside West Africa, but in which direction it flows, irrespective of whether it has found an exit even in Senegal, Gambia, Congo and the Nile. A Scottish young surgeon, Mongo Park, was asked to investigate from the London Africa Association. In 1796, the park from Gambia to the inland trip saw the "long-term exploration where the magnificent Niger flows to the east". On the second expedition, he tried to obey his instructions and drowned in the present near Busa in Nigeria.