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| | Discoverers Web: La Pérouse |
 | | La Pérouse was a great admirer of James Cook, tried to get on well with the Pacific islanders, and was well-liked by his men. |
 | | La Pérouse wanted to sail through the channel between Sakhalin and Asia, but failed, so he turned south, and sails through La Pérouse Strait (between Sakhalin and Hokkaido), where he met the Ainu, explored the Kuriles, and reached Petropavlovsk (on Kamchatka peninsula) in September 1787. |
 | | La Pérouse sent his journals and letters to Europe with a British ship, obtained wood and fresh water, and left for New Caledonia, Santa Cruz, the Solomons, the Louisiades, and the western and southern coasts of Australia. |
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