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Captain Cook (1728-1779) was a British explorer, navigator and mapmaker (not to be confused with fictional character Captain Hook).
Captain Cook may also refer to the following, mostly named for the explorer Captain Cook:
- Captain Cook, Hawaii, town in Hawaii
- The Hotel Captain Cook, a major hotel in Anchorage, Alaska built by Wally Hickel
- Captain Cook State Recreation Area, a 3,460-acre (1,400 ha; 5.41 sq mi) state park near Nikiski, Alaska
- Captain Cook (1826 ship)
- SS Captain Cook
- Callistemon 'Captain Cook', a plant cultivar
- "Captain Cook" (Blackadder), an episode of the British TV series Blackadder Goes Forth
- The first penguin in the children's book Mr. Popper's Penguins
Other people known as Captain Cook:
- Henry Cooke (composer) (c. 1616 - 1672) English choirmaster, commonly called Captain Cooke or Cook after his rank during the Civil War.
- Alastair Cook (born 1984), captain of the English cricket team
- Samuel H. Cook, a Union officer of the American Civil War
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