James Cook

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cartographer explorer human naval officer navigator

James Cook was an 18th-century British naval captain and explorer renowned for his three Pacific voyages that mapped previously uncharted regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.

Aliases (3)

Captain James Cook ×2
Captain Cook, Hawaii ×1
James Cook (for short periods during the expedition) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cartographer → explorer → human → naval officer → navigator →
allegiance	Great Britain →
causeOfDeath	stabbing →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth	1728-10-27 →
dateOfDeath	1779-02-14 →
employer	Royal Navy →
era	18th century →
ethnicGroup	English →
explored	Antarctic waters → Hawaii → New Zealand → Pacific Ocean → eastern Australia →
familyName	Cook →
fieldOfWork	cartography → exploration → navigation →
givenName	James →
knownFor	charting the coasts of New Zealand → charting the east coast of Australia → exploration of Hawaii → mapping the Pacific Ocean → three voyages to the Pacific Ocean →
languageSpoken	English →
mannerOfDeath	killed in action →
militaryBranch	Royal Navy →
militaryRank	captain →
notableAchievement	crossing the Antarctic Circle → first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia → first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand →
notableWork	First voyage of James Cook → Second voyage of James Cook → Third voyage of James Cook →
numberOfChildren	6 →
occupation	cartographer → explorer → naval officer →
placeOfBirth	Marton, Yorkshire, England →
placeOfDeath	Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii Island →
religion	Church of England →
sexOrGender	male →
shipCommanded	HMS Adventure → HMS Discovery → HMS Endeavour → HMS Resolution →
spouse	Elizabeth Batts Cook →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bay of Plenty → Byron Bay → Cape Tribulation → Dusky Sound → Glass House Mountains → Mount Taranaki → New South Wales ("Captain James Cook") → Whitsunday Islands →	namedBy
Captain Cook Highway → Cook Inlet → Cook Islands → Cook Strait → James Cook University Cairns campus →	namedAfter
HMS Discovery → HMS Endeavour → HMS Resolution →	commandedBy
First voyage of James Cook → Second voyage of James Cook → Third voyage of James Cook →	commander
Northwest Passage → Vancouver Island →	exploredBy
HMS Resolution →	associatedWith
Marton, Yorkshire, England →	birthplaceOf
HMS Endeavour →	captain
HMS Resolution →	captainOnSecondVoyage
HMS Resolution →	captainOnThirdVoyage
HMS Adventure ("James Cook (for short periods during the expedition)") →	carriedPerson
Captain Cook Monument ("Captain James Cook") →	commemorates
Norfolk Island →	discoveredBy
Norton Sound →	discoveredByEuropeans
HMS Discovery →	hasCaptain
Age of Exploration →	hasKeyExplorer
Marton, Yorkshire, England →	hasMemorialTo
Kealakekua Bay ("Captain Cook, Hawaii") →	hasNearbySettlement
Cook →	hasNotableBearer
Age of Sail →	notableExplorer
Second voyage of James Cook →	publicationAuthor
George Vancouver →	servedUnder
Tahiti →	visitedBy
Cook Inlet →	wasExploredBy