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Easby Moor is a hill located in the civil parish of Little Ayton in the North York Moors national park within the Cleveland Hills, North Yorkshire, England.At the peak, 324 metres (1,063 ft) above sea level, is a monument to Captain James Cook, who was native to the area.
Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular.
Cook Bay (Tierra del Fuego), Chile; Cooks Anchorage, also known as Tautira Bay, Tahiti, French Polynesia; Cook's Bay (Moorea), French Polynesia; Cook Channel, an arm of Dusky Sound, New Zealand; Cook Stream, in Pickersgill Harbour, Dusky Sound, New Zealand; Cook's Cove, near Tolaga Bay, New Zealand; Cook River (New Zealand) Cook Strait, New Zealand
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Researchers at the Australian National Maritime Museum said they have found evidence that a shipwreck located in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, is the remains of the HMS Endeavour, a British Royal ...
Motuara Island is a scenic and historical reserve that lies at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound / TÅtaranui. [1] It is notable for the actions of James Cook.During HMS Endeavour's stay at nearby Meretoto / Ship Cove, Cook climbed to the summit of Motuara, and formally (and controversially) claimed it and the adjacent lands in the name of and for the use of the sovereign of the British ...
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum is a public museum located in Stewart Park in Marton, Middlesbrough within the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is one of two institutions managed by Middlesbrough Council , along with the Dorman Museum .
Captain James Cook was educated at the school. The school was later converted to serve as the headquarters of the parish council . [ 1 ] In the late 20th century, it was converted into a museum , focusing on the life of Cook, and including a reconstruction of a schoolroom as it would have been in the mid 18th century.