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Assorted References
- biological expeditions
- death site and temple
- In Honaunau
- In Kailua-Kona
- development of navigation
- observation of tattooing
- In tattoo
association with
- Bligh
- Dalrymple
- Forster
exploration of
Australia
- Great Barrier Reef
- Moreton Bay
- In Moreton Bay
- Moreton Island
- New South Wales
- Norfolk Island
- Queensland
- Repulse Bay
- In Repulse Bay
- Victoria
New Zealand
- Banks Peninsula
- Bay of Plenty
- Cook Strait
- In Cook Strait
- Gisborne
- In Gisborne
- Little Barrier Island
- Stewart Island/Rakiura
- Tasman
- In Tasman
Pacific Ocean
- In European exploration: Westward voyages to the Pacific
- In Pacific Islands: The 18th century
- In Pacific Ocean: European exploration
Hawaii
- Cook Inlet
- In Cook Inlet
- Cook Islands
- Fiji
- French Polynesia
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Nootka Sound
- In Nootka Sound
- Poverty Bay
- In Poverty Bay
- Tonga
- Vancouver Island
- Vanuatu
- Whakaari/White Island
- Antarctica
- Arctic
- Bering Strait
- Kerguelen Islands
- Oregon
- Prince Edward Island
- South Georgia
- South Sandwich Islands
sighting of
- McPherson Range
- Mount Fairweather
Additional Reading
J.C. Beaglehole, The Life of Captain James Cook (1974), is a detailed biography. Alan Villiers, Captain Cook, the Seamen’s Seaman: A Study of the Great Discoverer (1967, reprinted 1978), is a shorter life study. Historical background of the discoveries and an assessment of their importance are presented in J.C. Beaglehole, The Exploration of the Pacific, 3rd ed. (1966); Daniel Conner and Lorraine Miller, Master Mariner, Capt. James Cook and the Peoples of the Pacific (1978); Hugh Cobbe (ed.), Cook’s Voyages and Peoples of the Pacific (1979); and Lynne Withey, Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific (1987).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: National Library of Australia - James Cook and his voyages. | Apr 19, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 10, 2024 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Mariners' Museum and Park - The Ages of Exploration - James Cook. | Aug 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - Captain James Cook. | Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oregon Encyclopedia - James Cook. | Jan 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Library - James Cook. | May 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Royal Museums Greenwich - Captain James Cook timeline. | May 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - James Cook - Biography of Famous English Explorer. | May 09, 2022 | ||
| Top Questions updated. | May 07, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic KiDS - The adventures of Captain Cook! | Mar 12, 2021 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Jan 06, 2021 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Sep 27, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 09, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of James Cook. | Jan 17, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Museum of the Royal Navy - Biography of Captain James Cook. | Jan 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Biography of James Cook. | Jan 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Captain James Cook. | Apr 24, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Biography of James Cook. | Apr 24, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of James Cook. | Apr 24, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of James Cook. | Oct 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of James Cook. | Mar 14, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: James Cook. | May 12, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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