Captain James Cook landed in several notable places during his voyages:
- On January 20, 1778, Captain Cook landed at the mouth of the Waimea River on KauaŹ»i island in Hawaii. This was his first arrival on Hawaiian soil and the first European sighting of the Hawaiian Islands. The exact landing spot is near Waimea Bay, with the Cook Landing Site in Waimea recognized as a National Historic Landmark.
- On April 29, 1770, Cook landed at Kamay (Botany Bay) on the eastern edge of the Kurnell Peninsula, Australia. This site is significant as his first landing on the Australian continent. The area is now part of Kamay Botany Bay National Park and is heritage-listed.
- On May 24, 1770, Cook landed at the site now known as Cook's Landing Place in the Town of Seventeen Seventy, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. This is another heritage-listed site commemorating his landing in Queensland.
These locations mark some of Captain Cook's key landing sites during his Pacific explorations.
