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Sighting and tentative contact at Atiu
- When
- 31 March 1777
- Where
- Atiu, central-southern Pacific
Cook sighted Atiu on 31 March 1777 and made tentative contact with some of its inhabitants over the next few days.
Two days after reaching Mangaia, Cook sighted Atiu on 31 March 1777. The island, also known as ʻEnuamanu ('land of the birds'), lies in the central-southern Pacific Ocean within the Cook Islands archipelago. Over the next few days Cook made only tentative contact with some of the island's people, without a full landing being recorded in the sources.
Sources
- Atiu Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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