He correctly concluded there was a relationship among all the people in the Pacific , despite their being separated by thousands of miles of ocean ( see Malayo - Polynesian languages ) .
Cook was the first European to have extensive contact with various people of the Pacific .
Cook correctly concluded there was a relationship among all the people in the Pacific , despite their being separated by thousands of miles of ocean ( see Malayo - Polynesian languages ) .
Cook was the first European to have extensive contact with various people of the Pacific .