Captain James Cook accomplished all of these tasks EXCEPT:
A) first European to contact the Hawaiian Islands
B) first to circumnavigate the world near Antarctica
C) first European to explore the South Pacific
D) mapped the coasts of Australia and New Zealand

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Captain James Cook was not the first European to explore the South Pacific; explorers such as Abel Tasman had visited parts of the South Pacific before him. Cook is known for his detailed mapping and exploration of the region, but he was not the first European there.

Captain James Cook Accomplished All of These Tasks EXCEPT