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Captain James Cook visited the islands of Fiji, Hawaii, Cook Islands and New Zealand.
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What are the Islands named after Captain Cook?
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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 was the name given by islands in 1778 by the English sea captain James cook?
Captain James Cook named the islands the "Sandwich Islands" after the Earl of Sandwich.
What is the other name for big island of Hawaii?
Captain Cook gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands.
Who found cook islands?
I always assumed that it was Captain 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.
Why is cook island called cook island?
The Cook Islands, situated in the South Pacific, are named after Captain James Cook. He landed here in 1773 and again visited these islands in 1777. The Cook Islands consist of about 18 islands.
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.
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.
Is there such a thing as the Sandwich Islands?
That was the name given by Captain James Cook to the Hawaian Islands.
How did Cook Island get its name?
Captain Cook named the islands Hervey Islands. The name Cook Islands appeared on a Russian Naval Chart in the 1820's named so in honour of James Cook
What day did captain cook discover the Sandwich Islands?
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