Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk
Monument Monument commemorating Captain Cook's landing in Sydney
The Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk at Kurnell marks Cook’s 1770 landing at Botany Bay; visitors combine the monument with coastal walks, Aboriginal heritage sites in Kamay Botany Bay National Park and beachside picnic spots.
The Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk is a stone monument on the Kurnell peninsula at Botany Bay, New South Wales, erected to mark the location associated with Lieutenant James Cook’s 1770 landing on the Australian east coast.
The obelisk was placed to commemorate Cook’s 1770 landing and the European charting of the eastern Australian coast; it stands among later memorials and historic markers that record successive commemorations of that event.
Positioned on the Kurnell headland in Sutherland Shire, the monument is on the northern shore of Botany Bay within Kamay Botany Bay National Park, roughly a short drive south of central Sydney.
- Location within a national park: Sits within Kamay Botany Bay National Park on the Kurnell peninsula, near the shoreline of Botany Bay and accessible by road from Sutherland Shire.
- Viewing and interpretation: Provides a clear viewpoint across Botany Bay toward the opposite shore and is accompanied by interpretive signage about Cook's 1770 landing.
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Temperate climate with warm summers (peaking in February) and cool winters (coldest in July). Temperatures range from 8°C to 26°C. Abundant rainfall (1181 mm/year), wettest in March.
January
January is mild with highs of 25°C and lows of 18°C. Significant rainfall (120 mm).
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February
February is the warmest month with highs of 26°C and lows of 19°C. Significant rainfall (118 mm).
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March
March is mild with highs of 24°C and lows of 17°C. The wettest month with heavy rain (133 mm).
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April
April is mild with highs of 22°C and lows of 15°C. Significant rainfall (120 mm).
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May
May is cool with highs of 20°C and lows of 12°C. Significant rainfall (106 mm).
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June
June is cool with highs of 17°C and lows of 10°C. Significant rainfall (119 mm).
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July
July is the coolest month with highs of 17°C and lows of 8°C. Moderate rainfall (74 mm).
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August
August is cool with highs of 18°C and lows of 9°C. Regular rainfall (82 mm).
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September
September is cool with highs of 20°C and lows of 11°C. Moderate rainfall (69 mm).
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October
October is cool with highs of 22°C and lows of 13°C. Moderate rainfall (78 mm).
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November
November is mild with highs of 22°C and lows of 15°C. Regular rainfall (89 mm).
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December
December is mild with highs of 24°C and lows of 17°C. Moderate rainfall (73 mm).
