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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature
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
steep sea cliffs
hasMaoriName Te Kuri a Paoa NERFINISHED
hasUse navigation landmark
scenic lookout
hasViewOf Gisborne coastline NERFINISHED
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
east coast of New Zealand’s North Island
locatedOn North Island NERFINISHED
namedAfter Nicholas Young NERFINISHED
overlooks Poverty Bay NERFINISHED

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Gisborne nearbyIsland Young Nick’s Head