Captain James Cook: Life and legacy of Yorkshire naval officer who travelled to North America, New Zealand and Australia in the 18th century according to historians
His name is synonymous with Whitby and he became a household name after embarking on voyages to New Zealand, Australia and ...
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James May’s Great Explorers: Former Top Gear presenter to delve into history of 18th century Yorkshire sailor Captain James Cook in Channel 5 show
Captain James Cook was the last explorer active during the age of sailing ... (Pic credit: Channel 5) Cook was the first European to chart New Zealand and the east coast of Australia. At the Natural ...
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A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori
But colonizers of New Zealand in the 18th and 19th centuries took first the name of Taranaki and then the mountain itself. In 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook spotted the peak from his ...