Captain Cook (1728 - 1779)

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Captain Cook (1728 - 1779)

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Captain James Cook was a British sea captain, navigator and explorer. He spent many years sailing around and mapping the South Pacific. He visited New Zealand three times, the first was in 1769 on HMS Endeavour. On each voyage, he and his colleagues recorded information about the coastline, geography, Māori, flora (plants) and fauna (animals) of Aotearoa. Cook was the first European to map the coasts of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Date created

29-10-2024

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https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many-answers/captain-cook-1728-1779

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Captain James Cook / explorer / discovery / cartographer / early New Zealand / Europeans / Māori / Pacific / Indian Ocean / sailing / biography / 1700's / Endeavour / social sciences / continuity and change / Tupaia / Joseph Banks / Aotearoa NZ / New Zealand history / NZ / first encounters

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