The Explorers Podcast James Cook - Part 7 - Second Voyage: South Seas and the Southern Atlantic
Nov 21, 2022
James Cook sails around Polynesia and Micronesia, encounters war and political volatility in Tahiti, explores the Tongan Islands and witnesses the disappearance of Adventure, encounters Maori people in New Zealand, disproves Terra Australis and achieves mapping of islands, hesitates to lead a new expedition, accepts an invitation to discuss an upcoming expedition.
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1 2 3 4 5 6
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Exploration of Tongan Islands and Disappearance of Adventure
04:21 • 13min
Chapter 4: Arrival in New Zealand and Maori Encounter
17:21 • 16min
Furnot's Misfortune and Cook's Achievements
33:00 • 2min
Settling in England and the Potential Northwest Passage Expedition
34:36 • 4min
The Invitation to a New Expedition
38:43 • 3min