It is quite interesting to learn something about Australian history, especially the discovery of the south hemisphere land. 

1500-Portuguese traders came from Spice Islands (Indonesia)-mapped a part of Australia.

1605-Quiros sailed from Peru, South America to look for “Terra Australia”.

1606-Luis Baez de Torres-Spanish explorer found sea passage between New Guinea and North tip of Australia.

1606-Willem Jansz landed in the Gulf of Carpentaria and he and his crew were the first-known Europeans to land on the continent of Australia.

1616-Dirk Hartog sailed from Amsterdam, discovered the west coast, known as New Holland.

1627-Peter Nuyts charted the southern coast of New Holland.

1642-Abel Tasman sighted the south coast of Tasmania.

1770-Captain James Cook charted the east coast at Botany Bay and he continued north and name the land New South Wales.

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More like a girl waiting in the boudoir to be betrothed the land was waiting for her right person at the right place on the right time.