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Cook, Captain James
- An English explorer of the eighteenth century, known for his voyages to the Pacific Ocean . Cook visited New Zealand , established the first European colony in Australia , and was the first European to visit Hawaii . He also approached Antarctica and explored much of the western coast of North America .
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