1. Lands at Poverty Bay

    · Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Poverty Bay), Gisborne, New Zealand

    Lands at Poverty Bay
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    Cook went ashore at the river mouth in Poverty Bay during the first sustained encounter of the Endeavour voyage with Māori in New Zealand. Coordinates represent the historic river-mouth landing area at Gisborne.

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