ðə kˈoʊst ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz mˈæpt baɪ kˈæptɪn dʒˈeɪmz kˈʊk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən æz pˈɑːɹt ʌv hɪz θˈɜːd vˈɔɪɪdʒ ʌv dɪskˈʌvɚɹi ɐbˈoːɹd , ðˌoʊ ðɪs wʌz nˌɑːɾə fˈoʊkəs ʌvðə vˈɔɪɪdʒ.
The coast of the area was mapped by Captain James Cook in 1777 as part of his third voyage of discovery aboard , though this was not a focus of the voyage.