discovered in 1642 by a Dutch navigator Abel Tasman, it was known as Aoraki ( cloud piercer ) by the Maori and later renamed Mount Cook by Captain Cook who seems to have had a penchant for slapping his name on things.
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discovered in 1642 by a Dutch navigator Abel Tasman, it was known as Aoraki ( cloud piercer ) by the Maori and later renamed Mount Cook by Captain Cook who seems to have had a penchant for slapping his name on things.
