The Cook Strait lies between New Zealand's North and South Islands.
Cook Strait which separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
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Captain Cook the man named Tonga "The Friendly Island."Why because Tongans where kind to Captain Cook when he arrived to Tonga.
Captain Cook the man named Tonga "The Friendly Island."Why because Tongans where kind to Captain Cook when he arrived to Tonga.
Captain Cook did not name any cities in New Zealand. Gisborne is a city located in the area named by Cook as Poverty Bay. So-named because he had trouble re-provisioning his ship there with water.
== == Captain James Cook
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Upon his return from his second voyage in 1775.
It was named the Sandwich Islands by Captain Cook.
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The tallest NZ mountain is Mt. Cook. It is named after Captain Cook. It has two official names; the other is Aoraki.
Iin Australian waters, James Cook named Thirsty Sound and Broad Sound. In New Zealand, Cook named Queen Charlotte's Sound.