Captain James Cook Memorial

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.

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 152 metres.

Alternatively the jet can be run on a single pump reaching a lower height of 114 metres.

[3] 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.

[4] Media related to Captain Cook Memorial, Canberra at Wikimedia Commons