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Did Captain Cook discover the Hawaiian islands?
Captain James Cook was the first European explorer to reach the Hawaiian Islands in 1778.
What are the original names of the hawaiian islands?
When the Hawaiian islands were discovered by Captain Cook, he named them The Sandwich Islands after Earl Sandwich.
What is another name for the sandwich islands?
In 1778, Captain James Cook gave the name "Sandwich islands" to what is now known as the Hawaiian islands, or Hawaii.
Westerner who discovered the Hawaiian islands?
captain james cook
Which pacific island group was called the sandwich islands by captain cook?
It was the Hawaiian Islands that were named the Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the 1770s.
Did Captain James Cook retire?
No, he was killed in the Hawaiian islands in 1779
How come he called it a Sandwich Island?
Captain Cook named the Hawaiian Islands in honor of the fourth Earl of Sandwich who was the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time.
What was the former name of the Hawaiian Islands?
Captain Cook named them the Sandwich Isles.
Who was the first British explorer to reach the Hawaiian islands?
Captain James Cook
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.
When did Captain James Cook name the islands the Sandwich Islands?
The Hawaiian Islands were named Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the 1770s. Other Islands similarly named by Cook were Efate Island in The Republic of Vanuatu (Sandwich Island) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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.
