Sites

PACIFICNAVIGATOR.COM - The Cook Islands - English
URL: http://www.pacificnavigator.com/cookislands/aboutcooks/history.html

Fiji based travel specialist - information on resorts, honeymoons & romance, diving, surfing, budget, eco-tourism, airlines, yachting, fishing and more in the Cook Islands.

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Cook Islands History and Government - Travel - Virgin.net - English
URL: http://www.virgin.net/travel/guides/australasia/cook_islands/historyandgovernmen

The islands were named in honour of Captain James Cook, who in 1733 became the first European to sight them. However, credit for the first discovery of these islands must go to the Polynesians who discovered them during their great migratory journeys of the 7th and 8th centuries.

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iExplore | Research - English
URL: http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Cook Islands/History

The Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendana was the first European to sight one of the islands in the group - Pukapuka - in 1595. There is no record of further European contact for over 150 years, until Captain James Cook explored much of the group during his expeditions of 1773 and 1777.

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History of the Cook Islands - English
URL: http://www.cook.islands-travel.com/history.html

History of the Cook Islands. From the ancient Cook Islandsans to the present day. Includes travel guide for ecotourists from archaelogical sights to museums plus maps and photographs.

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Information Cook Islands - English
URL: http://www.webcentral.co.ck/information.htm

History, Geography & Economy.

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History of the Cook Islands - English
URL: http://www.ck/history.htm

A brief overview of how the Cook Islands were settled and the impact of European contact.

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