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Who was James Cook's wife?
James Cook had a wife named Elizabeth Batts, and together they had six children.
Who named Poverty Bay?
== == Captain James Cook
What explorer named the Sandwich Islands?
Captain James Cook, a British explorer, named the Sandwich Islands in 1778 after John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was a sponsor of Cook's voyages. The islands are now known as Hawaii.
What did James Cook name in Australia?
James Cook named the eastern half of Australia New South Wales when he charted it in 1770 and claimed it for England.
When was Mt Egmont named by James Cook?
James Cook named Mt Egmont, New Zealand, in January 1770. He named the mountain after the second Earl of Egmont, a former First Lord of the Admiralty.
How was Hervey Bay named?
Hervey Bay, on Queensland's Fraser Coast, was originally named Hervey's Bay by James Cook in 1770. Cook named it after Lord Augustus John Hervey, a sailor and the Earl of Bristol, who was essentially James Cook's boss.
What sound was named by Captain Cook?
Iin Australian waters, James Cook named Thirsty Sound and Broad Sound. In New Zealand, Cook named Queen Charlotte's Sound.
What islands has Captain James Cook all discovered?
James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which he originally called the Sandwich Islands. Although the Cook Islands are named after him, Cook did not discover them, merely visiting them in 1773.
Who is young nick's head named after?
captian James cook
What is the capital of James cook?
Avarua is the national capital of the Cook Islands, an island country in the South Pacific. Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook who arrived on the islands in 1773.
What did Captain Cook call Hawaii?
Captain James Cook initially named the Hawaiian Island the Sandwich Islands after the Earl of Sandwich. John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, at the time the First Lord of the Admiralty and Cook's superior officer, was one of Cook's major sponsors.
Who gave the Sandwich Islands their name?
Hawaii was originally named the Sandwich Islands after one of Captain James Cook's sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who was at the time the First Lord of the Admiralty and Cook's superior officer.
