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James Cook was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer.
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James Cook was born in a small town in Yorkshire in1725. You can see his home in this picture.
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In 1743, at the age of 18, he became a sailor. He lived in this house in Whitby while learning seamanship.
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When he was 27, he joined the Royal Navy.
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In 1768, Cook became Commander of the Endeavour and sailed to the Pacific.He made three Pacific voyages and recorded islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time.
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He arrived at the Hawaiian Islands in 1769. He saw human sacrifices in Tahiti.
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He discovered Australia
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Captain Cook died in 1779 when he was in Hawaii. His shipmates buried him at sea.
