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Captain James Cook was a British explorer. He was born on October 27, 1728 in Marton, England. He started as a merchant seaman when he was 18 years old. Later he joined the Royal Navy and became a master of the Endeavour. In 1771 he became master of two ships, the Adventure and the Resolution. James Cook made three expeditions. During his expeditions he created large precise maps of the regions of his journeys. James Cook was killed by the natives on the Hawaiian Islands during his third and last expedition in 1779.