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Captain James Cook : 03-October-2012
Captain James Cook : 03-October-2012

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Endeavour Lookout was erected to commemorate Captain James Cook who sailed along the coastline in 1770.

Captain Cook was the first known European to sight these shores in 1770. He gave the prominent mountain behind Bermagui its name of Mount Dromedary because its shape reminded him of a camel’s back.

Captain James Cook claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia for Great Britain on 22 August 1770, naming eastern Australia, 'New South Wales.'

 

 

Location

Address:Lamont Street, Endeavour Lookout, Bermagui, 2546
State:NSW
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -36.425171
Long: 150.079923
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Monument
Monument Theme:People
Sub-Theme:Exploration

Dedication

Front Inscription

Endeavour Lookout

To the memory of Captain James Cook R. N. who sailed along this coastline in 1770.

Source: MA
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au