James Cook United Kingdom. A nearby town is named Captain Cook, Hawaii; several Hawaiian businesses also carry his name. The Apollo 15 Command/Service Module "Endeavour" was named after Cook's ship, , as was the . Another shuttle, "Discovery", was named after Cook's . The first institution of higher education in North Queensland, Australia was named after him, with James Cook University opening in Townsville in 1970. Numerous institutions, landmarks and place names reflect the importance of Cook's contributions, including the Cook Islands, the Cook Strait, Cook Inlet, and the Cook crater on the Moon. Aoraki/Mount Cook, the highest summit in New Zealand,
Captain Cook Hotel building was replaced by a shop in 1875, adjacent to Alfred Terrace erected in 1869 for George Wigram Allen of Glebe. However a photo dated 1870-71 clearly shows the completed Captain Cook Hotel together with a legible painted sign of the hotel’s name. The style of the pub with its overhanging eaves and hipped roofs would appear to predate Allen’s 1869 row of terraces, and given that the site was empty and unprepared in 1864, the Captain Cook Hotel must date from 1867. This photo shows the hotel as a couple of two storey terraces at the end of the