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FIGURE 7.5. A Cook impression and an impression of Cook. (a) The island of South
Georgia, located about 1,900 km east of the Falkland Islands and a similar distance
from Antarctica. The island was charted by Cook during his second voyage, which
ended in 1775; this map was published in 1777. Note that Cook's track is marked and
that, on this map, south is up. (b) A statue of Captain Cook on the Hawaiian island of
Kauai. (a) From Cook's Chart of the Discoveries made in the South Atlantic Ocean, in His Majestys
Ship Resolution, under the Command of Captain Cook, in January 1775 , published by W. Strahan
and T. Cadel. (b) Photo by the author.
 
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