In 1606, Willem Janszoon landed on Cape York Peninsula, becoming the 1st European to visit this continent
Janszoon went on to map over 300km of the Cape York 
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Australian coast (the west coast of Cape York Peninsular in Queensland) ... 
people was the Duyfken, in 1606, captained by Dutchman Willem Janszoon.