Captain James Cook Memorial

Captain Cook Memorial on Regatta Point

The Captain James Cook Memorial was built by the Commonwealth Government to commemorate the Bicentenary of Captain James Cook's first sighting of the east coast of Australia. The memorial includes a water jet located in the central basin and a skeleton globe sculpture at Regatta Point of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, showing the paths of Cook's expeditions. On 25 April 1970, Queen Elizabeth II officially inaugurated the memorial.^[1]

The water jet is powered by two 560 kilowatt electric motors driving four stage centrifugal pumps capable of pumping up to 250 litres per second against a head of 183 metres. The water velocity at the water nozzle is 260 km/h. While running both pumps simultaneously the main jet throws approximately six tons of water into the air at any instant, reaching a maximum height of 147 metres. Alternatively the jet can be run on a single pump reaching a lower height of 110 metres. During special occasions it can be illuminated, often with coloured lights.

The water jet operates daily from 2-4pm. In periods of high wind the jet is automatically disabled as water landing on the nearby Commonwealth Avenue Bridge can be a hazard to traffic. The water jet must also be occasionally shut down when drought lowers the water level of the lake.^[2]

Captain James Cook Memorial water jet with the National Carillon in the background and a darter (Anhinga melanogaster) in the foreground.

Notes

↑ Sparke, pp. 173–174.
↑ "Fact Sheets > Captain Cook Memorial Jet". Nationalcapital.gov.au. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2015-03-10.

External links

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Locations near Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra

East Basin	Canberra Glassworks Kingston Foreshores Redevelopment Kingston Powerhouse

Central Basin	Commonwealth Park Anzac Parade National Carillon on Aspen Island National Gallery of Australia High Court of Australia National Portrait Gallery Commonwealth Place Questacon National Library of Australia Australians of the Year Walk Reconciliation Place

West Basin	Albert Hall Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Hotel Canberra Lennox Gardens National Museum of Australia Royal Canberra Hospital Royal Canberra Hospital implosion

West Lake	Spinnaker Island Springbank Island Black Mountain Peninsula Glenloch Interchange Yarramundi Reach Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum National Arboretum Canberra Scrivener Dam Government House Royal Canberra Golf Club Weston Park Canberra Yacht Club

Canberra landmarks

Buildings and structures	ACT Heritage Library ACT Memorial All Saints Church Australian Army Memorial Australia Forum Australian Merchant Navy Memorial Australian War Memorial Australian–American Memorial Basser Library Black Mountain Tower Captain James Cook Memorial Centenary House Edmund Barton Building Gus's High Court of Australia Hotel Canberra Hotel Kurrajong Korean War Memorial Legislative Assembly Building The Lodge Lovett Tower Mercure Hotel Mount Stromlo Observatory National Carillon National Gallery of Australia Research Library Old Parliament House Parliament House Royal Australian Mint St John the Baptist Church Scrivener Dam Supreme Court Tilley's Yarralumla Yarralumla brickworks

Precincts	City Walk Belconnen Town Centre Garema Place Parliamentary Triangle Tuggeranong Town Centre Woden Town Centre

Parks and open spaces	Australian National Botanic Gardens Black Mountain Peninsula Canberra Nature Park Canberra Peace Park City Hill Cockington Green Gardens Commonwealth Park Commonwealth Place Constitution Place Corroboree Park Glebe Park Kings Park Lennox Gardens including Canberra-Nara Peace Park Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum Magna Carta Place Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve National Arboretum Canberra National Rose Garden Telopea Park Weston Park Yarramundi Reach

Cultural institutions	Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Australian Institute of Anatomy Australian National University Classics Museum Blundells Cottage Cameron Offices, Belconnen Canberra Glassworks Canberra Museum and Gallery Canberra Railway Museum National Archives of Australia National Film and Sound Archive National Gallery of Australia National Library of Australia National Museum of Australia National Portrait Gallery Questacon

Sport	AIS Arena Australian Institute of Sport Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre Canberra Stadium Canberra Yacht Club Manuka Oval McKellar Park Narrabundah Ballpark Royal Canberra Golf Club Southern Cross Stadium Viking Park

Transportation	Canberra Airport Anzac Parade Canberra railway station

Entertainment	Albert Hall Big Splash Canberra Theatre Casino Canberra National Convention Centre National Zoo & Aquarium

Beaches and islands	Lake Burley Griffin Aspen Island Spinnaker Island Springbank Island

Coordinates: 35°17′25.6″S 149°7′46.5″E / 35.290444°S 149.129583°E / -35.290444; 149.129583

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