Young Nick’s Head
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Young Nick’s Head is a prominent headland on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, historically noted as the first land sighted by James Cook’s crew in 1769.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic feature
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headland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Te Kuri a Paoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithVoyage | James Cook’s first Pacific voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| faces | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanSightingBy | James Cook’s expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEuropeanSightingYear | 1769 ⓘ |
| firstSightedBy | crew of James Cook ⓘ |
| hasCliffType | prominent coastal cliffs ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partly protected area ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | local Māori iwi ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
pastoral farmland on top
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steep sea cliffs ⓘ |
| hasMaoriName | Te Kuri a Paoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
navigation landmark
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scenic lookout ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Gisborne coastline
NERFINISHED
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Poverty Bay flats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first land in New Zealand sighted by James Cook’s crew ⓘ |
| isLandmarkFor | entrance to Poverty Bay ⓘ |
| isNear | city of Gisborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Poverty Bay coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
James Cook voyage narratives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand colonial history accounts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gisborne Region
NERFINISHED
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east coast of New Zealand’s North Island ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicholas Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Poverty Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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