In the Cook Islands, craft traditions keep national identity alive
A country comprising 15 islands scattered across 850,000sq miles in the south pacific, the cook islands can feel surprisingly ...
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Cook Islands considers name change to reflect heritage
The nation was named after British explorer James Cook who landed on the islands in the 1700s. A committee is considering 60 options in Cook Islands Maori including Rangiaroa, meaning Love from ...
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Captain James Cook
The first prolonged visit was from the renowned English navigator James Cook, who anchored at Ship Cove (now Resolution Cove on Vancouver Island) for a month in 1778. In the 18th century there ...
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The Massie Case and Hawai'i: A Timeline
January 18: On his third and final voyage to the Pacific Ocean, British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit the Hawai'ian Islands. He is welcomed by the islanders ...
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The remote 'British-owned' islands that's 7,500 miles away and dotted with volcanoes
The UK first claimed sovereignty over South Georgia in 1775, when James Cook circumvented the island ... willing to brave the conditions and visit the islands. However, visits by cruise ships ...
Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef islands, research warns
A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly visited inshore islands of ...