Captain James Cook Memorial
The Captain James Cook Memorial was built by the
Queen Elizabeth II officially inaugurated the memorial.[1]
The
head of 183 metres. The water velocity at the water nozzle is 260 km/h. 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. During special occasions it can be illuminated, often with coloured lights.[2] The design of the jet is based on the Jet d'Eau in Geneva, Switzerland as a result of high-level diplomatic negotiations.[3]
The water jet operates daily from 11 am to 2 pm.[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. The water jet must also be occasionally shut down when drought lowers the water level of the lake.[4]
Anhinga melanogaster
) in the foreground.Notes
- ^ Sparke, pp. 173–174.
- ^ National Capital Authority (6 March 2017). "Australia's Captain Cook Memorial Jet to reach new heights" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Attractions and memorials - Captain Cook Memorial". Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Fact Sheets > Captain Cook Memorial Jet". Nationalcapital.gov.au. 9 November 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
External links
Media related to Captain Cook Memorial, Canberra at Wikimedia Commons
