Third voyage of James Cook
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The Third voyage of James Cook was the British explorer’s final expedition (1776–1779), undertaken to search for the Northwest Passage and which ultimately led to his death in Hawaii.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third voyage of James Cook canonical | 3 |
| James Cook’s third voyage | 2 |
| James Cook's third Pacific voyage | 1 |
| James Cook's third voyage (1776–1779) | 1 |
| James Cook's third voyage of discovery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T331255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third voyage of James Cook Context triple: [James Cook, notableWork, Third voyage of James Cook]
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Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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B.
First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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HMS Beagle second survey expedition
The HMS Beagle second survey expedition was the 1831–1836 naval voyage around the world during which Charles Darwin made the observations that laid the groundwork for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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HMS Endeavour
HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that carried Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, including the exploration and charting of New Zealand and Australia’s east coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Third voyage of James Cook Target entity description: The Third voyage of James Cook was the British explorer’s final expedition (1776–1779), undertaken to search for the Northwest Passage and which ultimately led to his death in Hawaii.
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A.
Second voyage of James Cook
The Second voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Southern Hemisphere that disproved the existence of a vast southern continent and greatly advanced geographic and scientific knowledge of the Pacific.
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B.
First voyage of James Cook
The First voyage of James Cook was an 18th-century British expedition to the Pacific Ocean during which Cook charted New Zealand and Australia’s eastern coastline and conducted astronomical and scientific observations.
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C.
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
"A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits" is the published account of the early 19th-century Russian circumnavigation voyage of the Rurik, documenting its scientific explorations and discoveries in the Pacific and Bering Strait regions.
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HMS Beagle second survey expedition
The HMS Beagle second survey expedition was the 1831–1836 naval voyage around the world during which Charles Darwin made the observations that laid the groundwork for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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HMS Endeavour
HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that carried Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, including the exploration and charting of New Zealand and Australia’s east coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific exploration
ⓘ
exploration voyage ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| arrivalDate | 1778-01 ⓘ |
| arrivalPlace | Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| commander | James Cook ⓘ |
| country | Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewSize | approximately 180 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeathOfCommander | 1779-02-14 ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| departureDate | 1776-07-12 ⓘ |
| departurePoint | Plymouth ⓘ |
| destination |
Hawaii
ⓘ
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast of North America
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| documentedIn | A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| endTime | 1779 ⓘ |
| explored |
Alaska
ⓘ
Bering Strait ⓘ Hawaiian Islands ⓘ Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast of America
|
| followedBy | death of James Cook ⓘ |
| includedPerson |
Charles Clerke
ⓘ
George Vancouver ⓘ John Webber ⓘ William Bligh ⓘ |
| keyEvent | first recorded European contact with the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| locationOfDeathOfCommander |
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island
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surface form:
Kealakekua Bay
|
| mainPurpose | search for the Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| notableFor | death of James Cook in Hawaii ⓘ |
| partOf |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
European exploration of the Pacific ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second voyage of James Cook ⓘ |
| result |
detailed mapping of the North American northwest coast
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extended European knowledge of the North Pacific ⓘ increased European interest in the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ no navigable Northwest Passage found from the Pacific side ⓘ |
| scientificActivity |
cartographic surveying
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ethnographic observation ⓘ natural history collection ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
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surface form:
British Admiralty
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| startTime | 1776 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
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Bering Sea ⓘ Hawaiian Islands ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast of North America
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| usedShip |
HMS Discovery
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HMS Resolution ⓘ |
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Subject: Third voyage of James Cook Description of subject: The Third voyage of James Cook was the British explorer’s final expedition (1776–1779), undertaken to search for the Northwest Passage and which ultimately led to his death in Hawaii.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Cook's third Pacific voyage
this entity surface form:
James Cook's third voyage (1776–1779)
this entity surface form:
James Cook’s third voyage
this entity surface form:
James Cook’s third voyage
this entity surface form:
James Cook's third voyage of discovery