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captain james cook
The spear that killed him in 1779 sold at auction in 2003 for over $400,000
Trivia about captain james cook
Landing at Kauai in 1778, this captain named the area after the first Lord of the Admiralty, the Earl of Sandwich
This explorer's January 20, 1778 landing site in Hawaii is an historic landmark
His ship, the Endeavor, was a coal ship refitted to explore the south Pacific from 1768-1771
Built as a convent school, an Australian museum honoring this British sea captain has his cannon & anchor on display
William Bligh was the master of the Resolution during this captain's third Pacific expedition
George Vancouver once went to the bow of this captain's ship to be the man the farthest south in the world
A skirmish over the theft of one of the Discovery's boats led to this explorer's murder in 1779
The Dutch had already sighted Australia, & Aborigines lived there, when he claimed it for England in 1770
Discovery is named for 2 ships, one sailed by Henry Hudson & one sailed by this man when he discovered Hawaii
This captain was killed in a skirmish with natives at Kealakekua Bay on Feb. 14, 1779
William Bligh sailed with this explorer on his second voyage around the world
William Hodges journeyed to the south Pacific as an artist to this captain & painted the portrait of him seen here
In the 1790s, cattle were brought to Hawaii by George Vancouver who served under this discoverer of the islands
NASA honored this English navigator by naming the Endeavour & Discovery shuttles after his ships
As a navigator, this future Pacific explorer helped capture Quebec in 1759
In 1770 this British sea captain nearly wrecked the Endeavour on the Great Barrier Reef
This captain discovered the Great Barrier Reef the hard way, by running the Endeavour onto it
He discovered New Zealand & spent 6 mos. there before exploring Australia & its Great Barrier Reef