Description:
A small cairn on the Peak Track, of concrete and pebbles. The top is decorated with coral.
History:
This monument was placed by the Municipal and Whitsunday Promotional Council on 4th June 1970, to mark the Bi-centennial of Captain Cook sailing through the Whitsunday Passage.
Inscription:
Plaque:
TO COMMEMORATE
THE BI-CENENARY OF
THE SAILING OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK
THROUGH THE WHITSUNDAY PASSAGE
ON 4th JUNE 1770
ERECTED BY
THE MUNICIPAL & WHITSUNDAY
PROMOTIONAL COUNCIL
4th June 1970
GPS Coordinates: -20.186242, 148.726855
References:
Cook’s Log, page 4, vol. 45, no. 2 (2022)
Website: https://svbrahminy.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/shell-memorial.jpg
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