Captain Cook gave them the name of the Sandwich Islands.
No, the Cook Islands are in Oceania.
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There are no land masses 'surrounding' Cook Islands. The nearest land to the Cook Islands is New Zealand.
No, the Cook Islands are south of Hawaii,
No, The Cook Islands are another one of the pacific islands.
Captain James Cook visited the islands of Fiji, Hawaii, Cook Islands and New Zealand.
The Cook Islands, situated in the South Pacific, are named after Captain James Cook. He landed here in 1773 and again visited these islands in 1777. The Cook Islands consist of about 18 islands.
The Cook Islands are a protectorate of New Zealand.
Rarotonga is 1 of 15 islands of the Cook islands and Avarua is the capital of the Cook islands.
James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, which he originally called the Sandwich Islands. Although the Cook Islands are named after him, Cook did not discover them, merely visiting them in 1773.
The Cook Islands have never been in a war.