List of New Zealand places named by James Cook

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Chart of New Zealand explored 1769 and 1770 by Lieut. James Cook, commander of his majesty's barque Endeavour

This is a list of New Zealand places named by James Cook. Cook was the first European navigator to circumnavigate and chart the archipelago. He chose names from dull to droll to descriptive, from metaphorical to a narrative of events, or to honour people and to record the existing Māori language names of places.[1] The list below is in the order described in Cook's journals of his first and second voyages to the Pacific.[2]

First voyage[]

Young Nicks Head / Te Kuri o Pāoa
Whakaari - White Island Volcano
Mount Taranaki
Kapiti Island
Cape Koamaru

The first voyage was in New Zealand waters during late 1769 and early 1770.

Name (and today's name)[a] Date Reason for naming[b] Coords[c] Notes
Poverty Bay

(Tūranganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay)

11 October “because it afforded us no one thing we wanted” 38°42′00″S 177°58′00″E / 38.7°S 177.966667°E / -38.7; 177.966667 (Poverty Bay)
Young Nicks Head / Te Kuri o Pāoa 11 October After the 11-year-old boy who won a gallon of rum for being the first to sight land[3] 38°45′25″S 177°57′49″E / 38.757°S 177.9636°E / -38.757; 177.9636 (Young Nicks Head)
Table Cape

()

12 October Shape and flat top 39°06′54″S 177°59′42″E / 39.115°S 177.995°E / -39.115; 177.995 (Table Cape)
Isle of Portland

(Portland Island)

12 October "on account of its very great resemblance to Portland in the English Channel" 39°17′00″S 177°52′00″E / 39.283333°S 177.866667°E / -39.283333; 177.866667 (Portland Island)
Cape Kidnapper

(Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui)

15 October For the attempt to kidnap Tupaia's young acolyte, Taiata[4] 39°38′41″S 177°05′36″E / 39.644693°S 177.093258°E / -39.644693; 177.093258 (Cape Kidnappers)
Hawkes Bay 15 October Sir Edward Hawke 39°20′00″S 177°30′00″E / 39.333333°S 177.5°E / -39.333333; 177.5 (Hawkes Bay)
Cape Turnagain 17 October Cook sailed Endeavour south to this point, where upon meeting adverse conditions he turned and headed north again 40°29′30″S 176°37′02″E / 40.4916°S 176.6173°E / -40.4916; 176.6173 (Cape Turnagain)
Gable End Foreland Head 20 October "on account of the very great resemblance the white cliff at the very point hath to the Gable end of a House" 38°31′39″S 178°17′33″E / 38.5275°S 178.2925°E / -38.5275; 178.2925 (Gable End Foreland Head)
Tegadoo

(Anaura Bay)

22 October "hath nothing to recommend it I shall give no discription of it" 38°14′51″S 178°18′57″E / 38.247552°S 178.31593°E / -38.247552; 178.31593 (Anaura Bay)
Tolaga Bay 23 October The crew mistook the local name for this bay as Tolaga. It was actually Uawa[4] 38°22′00″S 178°18′00″E / 38.366667°S 178.3°E / -38.366667; 178.3 (Tolaga Bay)
East Cape 31 October Easternmost point of land on the whole coast 37°41′34″S 178°32′59″E / 37.6927°S 178.5497°E / -37.6927; 178.5497 (East Cape)
East Island

(East Island / Whangaokeno)

31 October Off East Cape 37°41′29″S 178°34′33″E / 37.691292°S 178.575861°E / -37.691292; 178.575861 (East Island)
Cape Runaway 31 October Five Māori waka frightened away by grape shot fired over their heads[4] 37°33′00″S 177°59′00″E / 37.55000°S 177.98333°E / -37.55000; 177.98333 (Cape Runaway)
Hicks's Bay

(Wharekahika / Hicks Bay)

First sited by Lieutenant Zachary Hickes 37°35′00″S 178°18′00″E / 37.58333°S 178.30000°E / -37.58333; 178.30000 (Hicks Bay) The lieutenant spelt his name Hickes; Cook wrote it without the "e" and it's stuck
White Island

(Whakaari / White Island)

1 November Appeared to be white in colour 37°31′10″S 177°10′54″E / 37.51944°S 177.18167°E / -37.51944; 177.18167 (White Island) White Island is an active volcano. It was evidently asleep at the time
Bay of Plenty (Bay of Plenty / Te Moana-a-Toi) In contrast to Poverty Bay 37°40′10″S 177°00′00″E / 37.66944°S 177.00000°E / -37.66944; 177.00000 (Bay of Plenty) The name and its connotation endures, despite being made from the deck of a ship out at sea[5]
Mowtohora

(Moutohora Island or Whale Island)

2 November 37°51′20″S 176°59′00″E / 37.85556°S 176.98333°E / -37.85556; 176.98333 (Moutohora Island)
Mount Edgecumbe

(Mount Edgecumbe / Putauaki

2 November 38°06′20″S 176°44′09″E / 38.10556°S 176.73583°E / -38.10556; 176.73583 (Moutohora Island)
Mayor Island

(Mayor Island / Tuhua)

3 November In recognition of the Lord Mayor's Day to be held in London a few days later 37°17′00″S 176°15′00″E / 37.28333°S 176.25000°E / -37.28333; 176.25000 (Mayor Island)
Aldermen Islands 3 November A cluster of islands and rocks reminiscent of the Court of Aldermen 36°58′00″S 176°05′00″E / 36.96667°S 176.08333°E / -36.96667; 176.08333 (Aldermen Island)
Mercury Bay 16 November Transit of Mercury observed from here 36°47′00″S 175°48′00″E / 36.78333°S 175.80000°E / -36.78333; 175.80000 (Mercury Bay) The long sandy beach in Mercury Bay where Cook landed in now called Cooks Beach
Opoorage (Purangi Estuary) 16 November Some scholars argue that Opoorage applied the whole of Mercury Bay[6][7] 36°51′45″S 175°42′19″E / 36.862592°S 175.70529°E / -36.862592; 175.70529 (Purangi Estuary)
River of Mangroves 16 November "As we did not learn that the Natives had any name for this River, I have called it the River of Mangroves, because of the great quantity of these Trees that are found in it"
Thames River

(Waihou River / Firth of Thames)

21 November "on account of its bearing some resemblance to that River in England" 37°10′4.8″S 175°32′29.76″E / 37.168000°S 175.5416000°E / -37.168000; 175.5416000 (Waihou River)
Cape Colvill

(Cape Colville)

24 November "in honour of the Right hon'ble the Lord Colvill" 36°28′11.3″S 175°20′43.07″E / 36.469806°S 175.3452972°E / -36.469806; 175.3452972 (Cape Colville) Cook served under Rear Admiral Lord Colville in Newfoundland
Barrier Isles

(Great Barrier Island)

24 November a chain of islands lying across the mouth of the harbour now known as Coromandel Harbour 36°10′00″S 175°23′00″E / 36.16667°S 175.38333°E / -36.16667; 175.38333 (Great Barrier Island)
Point Rodney

(Cape Rodney)

24 November 36°17′00″S 174°49′00″E / 36.28333°S 174.81667°E / -36.28333; 174.81667 (Cape Rodney)
Bream Bay 25 November "we caught between 90 and 100 Bream (a fish so called)" 35°56′45″S 174°31′00″E / 35.94583°S 174.51667°E / -35.94583; 174.51667 (Bream Bay) It is thought these fish were snapper. In a jovial mood, he called the two headlands of the bay, Bream Head and Bream Tail[8]
Hen and Chicken Islands 25 November A group of islands shaped like a hen and her chickens 35°56′00″S 174°44′00″E / 35.93333°S 174.73333°E / -35.93333; 174.73333 (Hen and Chicken Islands)
Poor Knights

(Poor Knights Islands)

25 November Possibly for a resemblance to a kind of dessert[9] 35°30′00″S 174°45′00″E / 35.50000°S 174.75000°E / -35.50000; 174.75000 (Poor Knights Islands)
Cape Brett

(Cape Brett Peninsula /Rākaumangamanga)

27 November After Peircy Brett 35°10′22.4″S 174°19′51.6″E / 35.172889°S 174.331000°E / -35.172889; 174.331000 (Cape Brett) “At the very point of the Cape is a high round Hillock… with a hole pierced thro' it like the Arch of a Bridge, and this was one reason why I gave the Cape the above name, because Piercy seem'd very proper for that of the Island”
Point Pococke

()

27 November 35°09′20″S 174°07′24″E / 35.15556°S 174.12333°E / -35.15556; 174.12333 (Cape Wiwiki)
Cavalle Isles

Cavalli Islands

27 November After the cavally fish sold to the crew from a passing Māori waka 34°58′00″S 173°58′00″E / 34.96667°S 173.96667°E / -34.96667; 173.96667 (Cavalli Islands)
Bay of Islands 5 December "on account of the Great Number which line its shores" 35°12′00″S 174°10′00″E / 35.20000°S 174.16667°E / -35.20000; 174.16667 (Bay of Islands)
Whale Rock

()

5 December A sunken rock hit by Endeavour with no perceptible damage 35°10′30″S 174°15′39″E / 35.17500°S 174.26083°E / -35.17500; 174.26083 (Whale Rocktype:landmark)
Doubtless Bay 9 December "the wind not permitting us to look into this Bay" 34°55′15″S 173°27′55″E / 34.92083°S 173.46528°E / -34.92083; 173.46528 (Doubtless Bay)
Knockle Point

()

10 December Juts out from a Doubtless Bay headland 34°50′57″S 173°28′57″E / 34.84917°S 173.48250°E / -34.84917; 173.48250 (Knuckle Point)
Mount Camel

()

10 December A large hill with a small dip in the top, standing upon a barren desert-like shore[10] 34°49′14″S 173°09′34″E / 34.82056°S 173.15944°E / -34.82056; 173.15944 (Mount Camel)
Sandy Bay

()

10 December "nothing but white sand thrown up in low irregular hills" 34°48′22″S 173°15′34″E / 34.80611°S 173.25944°E / -34.80611; 173.25944 (Rangaunu Bay) From here Endeavour tacked out to the Three Kings Islands and back to Cape Maria van Dieman named by Abel Tasman
North Cape 19 December Northernmost point of land on the whole coast 34°24′55″S 173°03′04″E / 34.41528°S 173.05111°E / -34.41528; 173.05111 (North Cape)
False Bay

(Hokianga)

8 January "the appearance of a Bay or inlet, but I believe it is only low land" 35°31′23.88″S 173°22′42.96″E / 35.5233000°S 173.3786000°E / -35.5233000; 173.3786000 (Hokianga)
10 January Lushly wooded 37°51′51″S 174°45′24″E / 37.86417°S 174.75667°E / -37.86417; 174.75667 (Woody Head)
Gannet Island

(Motutakupu Island / Gannet Island))

10 January "on account of the Great Number of these Birds we saw upon it" 36°41′04″S 175°22′26″E / 36.68444°S 175.37389°E / -36.68444; 175.37389 (Motutakupu Island)
Albetross Point

()

10 January After the birdlife 38°06′27″S 174°41′03″E / 38.10750°S 174.68417°E / -38.10750; 174.68417 (Albatross Point)
Mount Egmont

(Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont)

13 January After the Earl of Egmont, First Lord of the Admiralty from 1763 to 1766 39°17′46″S 174°03′50″E / 39.29611°S 174.06389°E / -39.29611; 174.06389 (Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont) Today, the volcano has two official names
Cape Egmont 13 January At the foot of Mount Egmont 39°16′33″S 173°45′12″E / 39.27583°S 173.75333°E / -39.27583; 173.75333 (Cape Egmont)
Sugar Loaf Isles

(Sugar Loaf Islands / Ngā Motu)

13 January Sugar Loaf Point on the mainland "riseth to a good height in the very form of a Sugar Loaf" 39°02′58″S 174°01′40″E / 39.04944°S 174.02778°E / -39.04944; 174.02778 (Sugar Loaf Islands)
Entry Isle

(Kapiti Island)

14 February A high remarkable Island guarding the entrance to Cooks Strait 40°52′00″S 174°54′00″E / 40.86667°S 174.90000°E / -40.86667; 174.90000 (Kapiti Island)
Queen Charlotte's Sound

(Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui)

15 January Queen Charlotte, the wife of the reigning British monarch 41°15′00″S 174°00′57.18″E / 41.25000°S 174.0158833°E / -41.25000; 174.0158833 (Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui)
Ship Cove

(Meretoto / Ship Cove)

16 January Here the ship Endeavour was careened "(she being very foul)" 41°05′35″S 174°14′20″E / 41.09306°S 174.23889°E / -41.09306; 174.23889 (Meretoto / Ship Cove) Cook returned here numerous times, using it as a base on his second and third voyages
Isle Hamote

(Long Island)

31 January An island in the outer Queen Charlotte Sound 41°06′49.67″S 174°17′4.32″E / 41.1137972°S 174.2845333°E / -41.1137972; 174.2845333 (Long Island)
West Bay

()

A placeholder name until someone came up with a better one[11] 41°07′49″S 174°10′25″E / 41.13028°S 174.17361°E / -41.13028; 174.17361 (Endeavour Inlet)
Cannibals Cove

()

A bay, possibly called Anahou, was labelled by Cook and several others as "Canibals Cove" on their maps[12] 41°04′45″S 174°15′10″E / 41.07917°S 174.25278°E / -41.07917; 174.25278 (Cannibal Cove)
Motuouru Island

Motuara Island)

31 January An island in the outer Queen Charlotte Sound where there was a pa 41°04′52″S 174°15′22″E / 41.08111°S 174.25611°E / -41.08111; 174.25611 (Motuara Island) After gaining permission from Topaa, an elder from the pa, Cook and his men erected a post on the highest part of the Island, and hoisted the British flag[4]
Eahei no Mauwe

(North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui)

On 29 January, Cook climbed to "the Top of a pretty high hill" on Arapaoa Island, and later after consulting with Topaa,[4] he determined that the land he had seen to north...
T’avai Poenammoo

(South Island or Te Waipounamu)

31 January ... and to the south (from where he had stood) was not part of a continent, but rather two islands separated by a strait
Cook's Strait

())

"some of the Officers had just started, that Aeheino Mouwe was not an Island… For my own part, I had seen so far into this Sea the first time I discover'd the Strait, together with many .other Concurrent testimonies of its being an Island, that no such supposition ever enter'd my thoughts; but being resolved to clear up every doubt that might Arise on so important an Object, I steer'd North-East" until all the officers were satisfied 41°13′46″S 174°28′59″E / 41.22944°S 174.48306°E / -41.22944; 174.48306 (Cook Strait) While this name appears on Cook's chart, it is worth noting Cook is not known for naming places after himself, and it is speculated that Joseph Banks bestowed the name of the strait (or as Banks spells it in his diary "Cooks streights")[13][14]
Cape Teerawhitte

Cape Terawhiti

31 January A cape to the east on the North Island side of Cook Strait 41°17′3.71″S 174°36′47.78″E / 41.2843639°S 174.6132722°E / -41.2843639; 174.6132722 (Cape Terawhiti) Some scholars have pointed out that Topaa may simply have pointed out "east" rather than a particular headland[15]
Cape Koamaroo

7 February Southeast head of Queen Charlotte Sound "called by the Natives, Koamaroo" 41°05′18″S 174°22′53″E / 41.08833°S 174.38139°E / -41.08833; 174.38139 (Cape Koamarutype:landmark) Similar to Cape Terawhiti, this name may have been misinterpreted
Cape Pallisser

(Cape Palliser)

7 February After Hugh Palliser 41°36′49″S 175°17′25″E / 41.61361°S 175.29028°E / -41.61361; 175.29028 (Cape Palliser) Palliser was captain of HMS Eagle, Cook's first ship in the Royal Navy
Cloudy Bay

(Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay)

7 February Weather cloudy 41°27′00″S 174°10′00″E / 41.45000°S 174.16667°E / -41.45000; 174.16667 (Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay)
Cape Campbel

() / Te Karaka)

8 February John Campbell,[16] who introduced Cook to the Royal Society[6] 41°44′13.92″S 174°16′33.6″E / 41.7372000°S 174.276000°E / -41.7372000; 174.276000 (Cape Campbell)
Castle Point
Castlepoint 		11 February A remarkable hillock 40°54′41″S 176°13′09″E / 40.91139°S 176.21917°E / -40.91139; 176.21917 (Castlepoint)
Lookers-on

(Kaikoura Peninsula)

14 February The occupants of four waka gazed in wonder, but could be tempted to paddle closer[17] 42°25′54″S 173°42′39″E / 42.43167°S 173.71083°E / -42.43167; 173.71083 (Kaikoura Peninsula)
11 February An unremarkable hillock 41°14′44″S 175°57′51″E / 41.24556°S 175.96417°E / -41.24556; 175.96417 (Flat Point)
Gore's Bay

(Gore Bay, New Zealand)

16 February Presumably to flatter Lieutenant Gore following a fruitless search for land that Gore saw, or thought he saw out to sea east of Banks Island. Cook was certain it was clouds[6] 42°51′33″S 173°18′33″E / 42.85917°S 173.30917°E / -42.85917; 173.30917 (Gore Bay)
Banks Island

(Banks Peninsula)

17 February After Joseph Banks 43°45′00″S 172°49′58.8″E / 43.75000°S 172.833000°E / -43.75000; 172.833000 (Banks Peninsula) Cook mistook Banks Peninsula for an island – one of his few mistakes[18]
Cape Saunders 25 February Charles Saunders 45°52′24.77″S 170°44′4.94″E / 45.8735472°S 170.7347056°E / -45.8735472; 170.7347056 (Cape Saunders)
South East Bay

(Foveaux Strait)

"we could not see this land join to that to the Northward of us, there either being a total separation, a deep Bay, or low land between them" 46°40′12″S 168°10′48″E / 46.67000°S 168.18000°E / -46.67000; 168.18000 (Foveaux Strait) Along with South East Bay and Bench Island, Cook initially draw Foveaux Strait and Stewart Island / Rakiura on his chart; however, he later amended it to depict Steward Island as a peninsula, possibly to hide his discovery for reasons of military and colonial policy or more likely because he made an error, as his focus was on finding the southern extent of New Zealand, and conditions were unfavourable for more closely exploring the possible strait
Bench Island

(Ruapuke Island)

6 March "low land, making like an Island" 46°47′0″S 168°30′0″E / 46.78333°S 168.50000°E / -46.78333; 168.50000 (Ruapuke Island)
The Traps

()

9 March Ledges of rock, that lie "such as to catch unwary Strangers", from which Endeavour had "a very fortunate Escape" 47°23′00″S 167°51′00″E / 47.38333°S 167.85000°E / -47.38333; 167.85000 (North Trap)
South Cape

(South Cape / Whiore)

10 March Southernmost point of land on the whole coast 47°17′33″S 167°32′57″E / 47.29250°S 167.54917°E / -47.29250; 167.54917 (South Cape / Whiore)
Solander's Isles

(Solander Islands / Hautere)

11 March Daniel Solander 46°34′21″S 166°53′47″E / 46.57250°S 166.89639°E / -46.57250; 166.89639 (Solander Island / Hautere)
West Cape 14 March Westernmost point of land upon the whole Coast 45°54′36″S 166°26′17″E / 45.91000°S 166.43806°E / -45.91000; 166.43806 (West Cape)
Dusky Bay

(Dusky Sound)

14 March Cook wanted to go in but found the distance too great to run before dusk 45°45′45″S 166°35′01″E / 45.76250°S 166.58361°E / -45.76250; 166.58361 (Dusky Sound)
14 March "5 high peaked rocks, standing up like the 4 fingers and thumb of a Man's hand" 45°44′29″S 166°27′17″E / 45.74139°S 166.45472°E / -45.74139; 166.45472 (Five Fingers Point)
Doubtful Harbour

(Doubtful Sound / Patea)

14 March "it certainly would have been highly imprudent in me to have put into a place where we could not have got out" 45°16′06″S 166°52′00″E / 45.26833°S 166.86667°E / -45.26833; 166.86667 (Doubtful Sound / Patea) "I mention this because there was some on board that wanted me to harbour at any rate, without in the least Considering either the present or future Consequences"
Mistaken Bay

(in vicinity of Big Bay)

16 March "appearance of an inlet into the land; but upon a nearer approach found that it was only a deep Valley" 44°17′11″S 168°04′01″E / 44.28639°S 168.06694°E / -44.28639; 168.06694 (Big Bay)
Cascades Point

()

17 March "deep Red Clifts, down which falls 4 Small streams of Water" 44°00′31″S 168°22′00″E / 44.00861°S 168.36667°E / -44.00861; 168.36667 (Cascade Point)
Open Bay

(Jackson Bay / Okahu)

17 March 43°58′48″S 168°37′55″E / 43.98000°S 168.63194°E / -43.98000; 168.63194 (Kaikoura Peninsula)
Snowey Mouintains

(Southern Alps)

18 March Cook did not sight (or name) Aoraki / Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand; however, he did describe the range of snow covered alps that runs down the island almost from one end to the other
Cape Foulwind About 21 March Foul gales for days on end 41°44′43″S 171°28′08″E / 41.74528°S 171.46889°E / -41.74528; 171.46889 (Cape Foulwind)
Rocks Point 23 March Many dangerous rocks awash 40°51′00″S 172°08′00″E / 40.85000°S 172.13333°E / -40.85000; 172.13333 (Rocks Point)
Admiralty Bay 31 March Seeking a promotion? 40°56′27″S 173°52′29″E / 40.94083°S 173.87472°E / -40.94083; 173.87472 (Admiralty Bay)
Stephens Island

(Stephens Island / Takapourewa)

31 March Philip Stephens 40°40′14″S 173°59′54″E / 40.67056°S 173.99833°E / -40.67056; 173.99833 (Stephens Island / Takapourewa)
Cape Stephens 31 March Northernmost point of Rangitoto ki te Tonga / D'Urville Island 40°41′32″S 173°57′57″E / 40.69222°S 173.96583°E / -40.69222; 173.96583 (Cape Stephens)
Blind Bay

(Golden Bay / Mohua and Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere)

31 March A deep dead end bay 40°37′15″S 172°56′14″E / 40.62083°S 172.93722°E / -40.62083; 172.93722 (Golden Bay / Mohua)

40°59′56″S 173°28′09″E / 40.99889°S 173.46917°E / -40.99889; 173.46917 (Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere)

Now recognised as two bays divided by
Cape Jackson 31 March George Jackson 40°59′38″S 174°18′53″E / 40.99389°S 174.31472°E / -40.99389; 174.31472 (Cape Jackson)
Cape Farewell 31 March He made his farewells, and sailed away, steering west on his long voyage home 40°29′54″S 172°41′19″E / 40.49833°S 172.68861°E / -40.49833; 172.68861 (Cape Farewell)

Second Voyage[]

Cook's sketch of Dusky Bay in New Zealand, 1773
An engraving on the boardwalk at Astronomer Point that describes James Cook and the Resolution's visit to Pickersgill Harbour, 1773

In the autumn of 1773, Cook and the crew of Resolution recuperated in Dusky Sound / Tamatea, after 122 days at sea in the Pacific and Southern Ocean.[19][20][21][22][23]

Name (and today's name) Date Reason for naming Coords Notes
South Point 26 March Point of land at the southern entrance to the fjord 45°48′48″S 166°27′18″E / 45.81333°S 166.45506°E / -45.81333; 166.45506 (South Point)
Anchor Island 26 March The first place the Resolution anchored 45°44′38″S 166°30′29″E / 45.743808°S 166.508102°E / -45.743808; 166.508102 (Anchor Island)
Pickersgill Harbour 27 March A convenient Harbour discovered by Richard Pickersgill where the Resolution moored for after 122 days at sea in the Pacific and sub-Antarctic waters 45°47′38″S 166°34′50″E / 45.79382°S 166.58060°E / -45.79382; 166.58060 (Pickersgill Harbour) Astronomer Point, where William Wales established an observatory, was named later on
Indian Cove (Cascade Cove) 2 April After a Tamatea family who “seemed rather afraid when we approached the Rock with our Boat, he however stood firm” 45°48′00″S 166°36′00″E / 45.80000°S 166.60000°E / -45.80000; 166.60000 (Cascade Cove)
Luncheon Cove 2 April Ate their lunch 45°46′00″S 166°31′30″E / 45.76667°S 166.52500°E / -45.76667; 166.52500 (Luncheon Cove)
Supper Cove 2 April Ate their dinner 45°42′31″S 166°56′56″E / 45.70874°S 166.94876°E / -45.70874; 166.94876 (Supper Cove)
Resolution Island 6 April The ship that brought them there[24] 45°38′35″S 166°35′03″E / 45.643148°S 166.584063°E / -45.643148; 166.584063 (Resolution Island)
Duck Cove 6 April “In this Cove we shott fourteen Ducks” 45°43′41″S 166°36′20″E / 45.728053°S 166.605606°E / -45.728053; 166.605606 (Duck Cove)
Indian Island 6 April Cook befriended the indigenous people here[25] 45°46′41″S 166°35′14″E / 45.77818°S 166.58723°E / -45.77818; 166.58723 (Indian Island)
Places named in vicinity of Anchor Island:
  • Shelter Cove
  • Seal Islands
  • Many Islands
  • No Mans Island
  • Stop Island
  • Thrum Cap
  • Passage Islands
  • Prove Island
  • Seal Rock
  • Anchor Point
  • Useless Island
  • Little Harbour and islands
  • Anchor Island and Harbour
  • Petrel Islands
 12–17 Apr Thrum caps are the unspun raw wool hats worn by sailors
Places named on western side of Resolution Island:
  • Fixed Head
  • The Bason
  • Earshell Cove
  • Boat Passage
  • Pigeon Island
  • Facile Harbour
  • Parrot Island
  • Cormorant Cove
  • Goose Cove
  • Shag River
 12–17 Apr
Long Island 20 April A very long island 45°45′55″S 166°38′09″E / 45.765248°S 166.635904°E / -45.765248; 166.635904 (Long Island)
Other places named in vicinity of Long Island:
  • Curlew Island
  • Small Creek
  • Narrow Creek
  • Detention Cove
  • West Point
  • Station Island
  • East Point
  • Front Islands
  • Cooper Island
  • Shag Islands
  • Sportsman Cove
  • Two Sisters
 20 April Cook Channel lies between Long Island the mainland, but needless to say Cook did not this after himself
Goose Cove 23 Apr Released five geese they brought with them from Cape of Good Hope 45°41′00″S 166°33′00″E / 45.68333°S 166.55000°E / -45.68333; 166.55000 (Goose Cove)
Lake Forster 23 Apr Georg Forster 45°48′00″S 166°34′00″E / 45.80000°S 166.56667°E / -45.80000; 166.56667 (Lake Forster Cove) Cook Stream runs from the lake into Pickersgill Harbour, but Cook did not name that after himself either
Passage (Acheron Passage) 5 May 45°39′24″S 166°43′29″E / 45.65680°S 166.72465°E / -45.65680; 166.72465 (Acheron Passage)
Passage Point 5 May 45°43′45″S 166°43′45″E / 45.72917°S 166.72917°E / -45.72917; 166.72917 (Passage Point)
Occasional Cove 6 May 45°37′00″S 166°42′20″E / 45.61667°S 166.70556°E / -45.61667; 166.70556 (Occasional Covetype:waterbody)
Wet Jacket Arm 8 May Richard Pickersgill coped a downpour[26] 45°40′00″S 166°45′00″E / 45.66667°S 166.75000°E / -45.66667; 166.75000 (Wet Jacket Arm)
Places named in inner Breaksea Sound / Puaitaha:
  • Sunday Cove
  • Harbour Island
  • Beach Harbour
  • First Cove
  • Second Cove
  • Third Cove
  • Apparent Island
  • Nobody knows what (Broughton Arm)
 9 May Sunday Cove was visited on a Sunday.

Apparently, Apparent Island was an apparition, because it does not exist.

Cook call Broughton Arm “Nobody knows what” because he did not have time to explore it. In 1791, George Vancouver did have time renamed it “Somebody knows what”[26]
Places named in outer Breaksea Sound / Puaitaha:
  • Entry Island
  • Gilbert Islands
  • Disappointment Cove
  • Woodhen Cove
  • Breaksea Island
 11 May Breaksea Island is so named because it protects the western entrance (now called Breaksea Sound / Puaitaha) from the violent and predominant southwest swell[26] From here Resolution set sail for Queen Charlotte Sound

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Over time the New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has implemented naming conventions and set about agreeing dual or alternate place names that remember both the Māori and European heritage of New Zealand; hence, where appropriate, today’s name is shown in brackets
  2. ^ Unless otherwise cited, all reasons come Cook's journals. Direct quotations are shown in double quotes
  3. ^ The shown coordinates are the actual latitude and longitude; although it is worth noting that Cook’s coordinates were accurate more often than not

References[]

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