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What was built in Lake Burley Griffin to commemorate the bicentenary of Captain Cook's discovery of Eastern Australia?
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The Captain James Cook memorial was built in 1970 to commemorate the bicentenary of Cook's charting of the east coast of Australia.
A couple of points to consider, however: James Cook was not yet a captain when he charted the east coast - he was still a Lieutenant. Secondly, he did not "discover" it, but he was the first known European to sail along the east coast.
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