Third voyage of James Cook
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Third voyage of James Cook
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James Cook's third and final voyage took the route from Plymouth via Tenerife and Cape Town to New Zealand and the Hawaiian Islands, and along the North American coast to the Bering Strait. Its ostensible purpose was to return Omai, a young man from Raiatea, to his homeland, but the Admiralty used this as a cover for their plan to send Cook on a voyage to discover the Northwest Passage. HMS Resolution, to be commanded by Cook, and HMS Discovery, commanded by Charles Clerke, were prepared for the
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Royal Navy exploration voyage to the North Pacific from 1776 to 1780
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_voyage_of_James_Cook
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2011-10-29T16:07:52Z
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2024-09-11T18:23:39Z
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