The first European to reach Australia was probably:
A) Sir Francis Drake, an English explorer B) William Jansz, a Dutch navigator ü C) Daniel Defoe, author of “Robinson Crusoe” D) William Dampier, a pirating adventurer
Jansz, in his ship Duyfken, or “Little Dove”, landed in the Gulf of Carpentaria on the northern coast of Australia in 1605. A Spanish expedition also sighted the northern coast a few months later.
