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Head named after cook after boy who saw it first?

This is Young Nick's Head. In October 1769, a 12-year-old cabin boy named Nicholas Young first sighted New Zealand, and the headland was named after him. Other reports say that Nicholas Young was the ship's Surgeon's son.


What is the name of the headland south of gisborne that captain cook named after the boy on his ship?

Young Nick's Head.


Heads name by cook after boy who it first?

This is Young Nick's Head. In October 1769, a 12-year-old cabin boy named Nicholas Young first sighted New Zealand, and the headland was named after him. Other reports say that Nicholas Young was the ship's Surgeon's son.


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.


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Who was the Tahitian Chief that traveled with Captain Cook?

James Cook (not yet a Captain, but a Lieutenant) was joined on his voyage by a Tahitian chief named Tupaia, who wanted to travel, together with his boy-servant Tayeto.


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Apart from the usual ship's crew, Captain Cook also had the botanist Sir Joseph Banks with him. Banks classified and named many new species of plants in Australia and New Zealand, and the unique Australian species known as the banksia is named after him. The Swedish botanist Daniel Solander and Finnish scientist Dr. Herman Spöring also travelled with Cook, being employed by Joseph Banks. At Tahiti, Cook was also joined on his voyage by a Tahitian chief named Tupaia, who wanted to travel, together with his boy-servant Tayeto.