Captain James Cook named the islands the "Sandwich Islands" after the Earl of Sandwich.
Captain Cook gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands.
It was named the Sandwich Islands by Captain Cook.
Captain Cook named the islands Hervey Islands. The name Cook Islands appeared on a Russian Naval Chart in the 1820's named so in honour of James Cook
Captain James Cook initially named the Hawaiian Island the Sandwich Islands after the Earl of Sandwich. John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, at the time the First Lord of the Admiralty and Cook's superior officer, was one of Cook's major sponsors.
Captain Cook named them the Sandwich Islands.
Captain Cook named them the Sandwich Islands.
Avarua is the national capital of the Cook Islands, an island country in the South Pacific. Cook Islands are named after Captain James Cook who arrived on the islands in 1773.
It was the Hawaiian Islands that were named the Sandwich Islands by James Cook in the 1770s.
Captain Cook named them the Sandwich Isles.
The Cook Islands, situated in the South Pacific, are named after Captain James Cook. He landed here in 1773 and again visited these islands in 1777. The Cook Islands consist of about 18 islands.
The explorer who named the Sandwich Islands was Captain James Cook. He visited the islands in 1778 and named them after the 4th Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu.