Cook Sets Sail on 3rd Voyage
07/12/1776 AD departed
1776 - 1780 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.
Plymouth, England
Lattitude: 50.3755° N
Longitude: 4.1426° W
Region: Europe
Modern Day United Kingdom
Lattitude: 50.3755° N
Longitude: 4.1426° W
Region: Europe

Modern Day United Kingdom
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James Cook (Captain James Cook) Cook made detailed maps ...
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Cook's third voyage blue shows route after his death
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