Lynne Cox

Lynne Cox

female, 52 years old
athletic, Cold War, English Channel, Straits of Magellan, sea snake, Hypothermia…CookStrait, bering strait
Lynne Cox is an American long-distance open-water swimmer and writer. In 1971 she and her teammates were the first group of teenagers to complete...
Edward Jerningham Wakefield

Edward Jerningham Wakefield

male, deceased (1879)
Member of New Zealand provincial councils, Ashburton, New Zealand, New Zealand Company, politician, CookStrait, Adventure in New Zealand
Edward Jerningham Wakefield (25 June 1820 - 3 March 1879) was the only son of Edward Gibbon Wakefield. He was born in London, and educated in...
Thomas Brunner

Thomas Brunner

male, deceased (1874)
Surveyor, maori, explorer, English, Explorer of New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand…CookStrait
Thomas Brunner (baptised August 22, 1821, in Oxford, England; died April 22, 1874 in Nelson, New Zealand) was an English-born surveyor and explorer...