The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners.

A statue of British hero Captain James Cook has been vandalised just days before Australia Day celebrations kick off. The ...

Visually striking, a soaring cliff face embraces the bay, which saw British explorer Captain James Cook’s last ... to snorkel and view the Captain Cook monument, a white obelisk constructed ...

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.

City of Yarra will not reinstate the Captain Cook monument in Fitzroy North’s Edinburgh Gardens because it says repeated vandal attacks have made it too costly to repair. Instead the plaque ...

This area also includes the Teesside landmark Roseberry Topping and the Captain Cook's monument in memory of explorer Captain James Cook.