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Poverty Bay. He named because the maori had very little food and resources.
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Who was cook strait named after?
Cook Strait, which separates the North Island and South Island of New Zealand, was named after Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain). He was the first to circumnavigate the main islands of New Zealand.
What name did Captain James Cook give New Zealand?
James Cook did not name New Zealand. New Zealand had already been named by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642 - over 130 years before Cook's expedition.
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.
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 did Cook Strait get its name?
Cook Strait, which lies between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, was named after James Cook. In 1770, Cook became the first European commander to sail through it as he circumnavigated the islands of New Zealand. His crew apparently named it in Cook's honour.
Did James cook name any part of Australia?
Yes. A list of places that James Cook named in Australia can be found at the related link below.
Which strait separates the northern and southern islands of New Zealand?
Cook Strait separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.Cook Strait runs from the Tasman Sea on the western side of New Zealand to the Pacific Ocean on the east.
What is the name of the land named after Nicholas Young by James Cook?
James Cook named Young Nick's Head, New Zealand, after cabin boy Nicholas Young. Young Nick's Head is a headland at the southern end of Poverty bay.
Who was the famous Dutch explorer who sighted New Zealand before Captain Cook?
Abel Tasman was the Dutch explorer who first sighted and named New Zealand in 1642, prior to James Cook's circumnavigation of the islands in 1769.
What did captain cook discover other than NZ?
James Cook did not discover New Zealand, just as he did not discover Australia. New Zealand was discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. Cook circumnavigated New Zealand in 1769. Cook's only discovery of previously unknown lands was Hawaii, which he named the Sandwich Islands.
On which voyage did James Cook chart New Zealand?
James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand on his first voyage, the one in which he commanded the Endeavour.
When did James Cook come to New Zealand?
James Cook first arrived in New Zealand in October 1769. He first anchored The Endeavour in Poverty Bay, which he originally named "Endeavour Bay".
