Captain Cook Research Paper

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Captain James Cook was a well known english explorer and astronomer.He set out on a number of voyages to complete tasks given to him by the English government.On his explorations around the world he discovered many locations in which he mapped out and explored.Some of those places were Hawaii,Australia,New Zealand.He also caught sight of "Terra Australis" which is now known as Antarctica.

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