Captain James Cook FRS Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By Team737 on 28-Apr-22. Waypoint GA26810

Log memorial statues, monuments or plaques dedicated to Captain James Cook.

Captain James Cook FRS (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) - Royal Navy explorer, navigator, cartographer - famous for his three nautical voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean - to Australia and New Zealand in particular. During his three 'voyages of discovery' to the Pacific he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand, and the first charting of numerous other islands, including Norfolk Island, Tonga, Easter Island and New Caledonia and disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent.

He is perhaps most well known for his discovery of Australia - reaching the southern coast of New South Wales in 1770 and sailing north, charting Australia’s eastern coastline and claiming the land for Great Britain on 22nd August 1770. His discovery directly led to the formation of the 'First Fleet' and the English settlement in Australia in 1788.

For his numerous discoveries, legendary seafaring and cartography skills (some of his maps were in use for 200 years), he is commemorated widely, with statues, monuments and plaques.

To log this locationless cache, you will need to find a commemorative monument, statue or plaque dedicated to Captain Cook, and post a photo with your log, these are widely available online, so you or your GPS should be in the photo to prove authenticity (be a sport), you will need to include GPS coordinates for your find as well.