- Young James Cook joined the Royal Navy in 1755 and rose quickly through the rankings.
- At that time the Pacific Ocean covering more than one - third of the Earth's surface.
- Cook discovered and charted the Pacific basin than any other explorer.
- James Cook lived for 50 years (1728 - 1779).
- Between 1768 and 1779 he crossed the South Pacific three times and twice venturing the Antarctic Circle.
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