James May’s Great Explorers: Former Top Gear presenter to delve into history of 18th century Yorkshire sailor Captain James Cook in Channel 5 show
In the Channel 5 show James May’s Great Explorer the former Top Gear presenter will be investigating into the history of the Yorkshire sailor Captain James Cook who was active in the 1700s.
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New Zealand grants a mountain personhood, recognizing Taranaki Maunga as sacred to the Indigenous Māori people
But colonizers of New Zealand in the 18th and 19th centuries took first the name of Taranaki and then the mountain itself. In 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook spotted the peak from ...
A New Zealand mountain has been granted personhood. Here’s why that matters
Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...