Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher. Annotated watercolour painting by Georg Forster, made during James Cook’s second voyage to explore the southern seas, 1772-75. Captain James Cook's ...
South Georgia Island, 250th Anniversary of British Possession, led by the great navigator James Cook
On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed at Possession ... a great southern landmass. During the voyage the Resolution crossed the Antarctic circle twice and reached latitude ...
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The Antarctic History You Need to Know Before You GoDiscovered by the West not much more than 200 years ago, Antarctica’s history is unique when compared to the six other ...
He and a few of his men would have to leave ... the James Caird, on the remote but inhabited island of South Georgia. That they survived such a long voyage despite stormy weather and ferocious ...
James Cook in Canada ... were few British heroes greater then Cook. He seemed to have conquered the world with his explorations of Eastern Canada, Antarctica, Polynesia, New Zealand, Australia ...
Monday, January 17th was South Georgia Possession Day, marking 247 years since the first landing on the island was made by Captain James Cook. The British explorer was on his second world voyage ...
The voyages of Captain James Cook delivered new and exciting scientific and geographical discoveries to the western world. "Natural Curiosities", such as rocks, plants and animals were obviously ...
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