Montague Island (Alaska)
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Montague Island lies in the Gulf of Alaska at the entrance to Prince William Sound, Alaska. The island has a land area of 790.88 km2, making it the 25th largest island in the United States. As of the
Montague Island at low tide in 2010
An aerial photograph taken on November 16, 2010, showing erosion patterns in joint patterns of rocks on the shore of Montague Island, with large tide pools showing at the lower limit of low tide.
James Cook
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Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first re
Portrait of James Cook c. 1775
This 1775 chart of Newfoundland was based on charts prepared by Cook and others.
This drawing of a Māori warrior by Endeavour artist Sydney Parkinson was published in his posthumous book about the first voyage.
Cook's first landing in Australia, at Botany Bay, was opposed by the Gweagal people.