Whitianga Views,Captain James Cook when he came here in November 1769 to observe the transit of Mercury,North Island,New Zealand

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Whitianga Views,Captain James Cook when he came here in November 1769 to observe the transit of Mercury,North Island,New Zealand

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Location: Whitianga Harbour,North Island,New Zealand
Photo credit: © Paul Street / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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