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Who first sighted the continent of Australia?

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Captain James Cook
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Willem Janszoon
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Abel Tasman
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Matthew Flinder
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Solution

The correct option is C Willem Janszoon
The first European to sight the Australian continent was Dutchman Willem Janszoon in 1606, along the coast of Cape York Peninsula. The Dutch mapped the northern coastline, referring to the continent as “New Holland".

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