File:James Cook cairn, Motuara.jpg

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English: Cairn erected to mark the January 1770 visit by James Cook to Motuara. The inscription reads: “THIS CAIRN was erected by the Captain Cook Memorial Committee to mark the spot at or near which on Wednesday, 31st January 1770, the famous Circumnavigator, in the presence of the Native Chief of the island, raised the British Flag, took possession of the mainland in the name of King George III and named the inlet Queen Charlotte Sound after the King’s Consort. January 31 1920”
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Cairn erected to mark the January 1770 visit by James Cook to Motuara

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