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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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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