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style="display:none">Memorial in Canberra, Australia</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Captain_Cook_Memorial.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Captain_Cook_Memorial.jpg/220px-Captain_Cook_Memorial.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Captain_Cook_Memorial.jpg/330px-Captain_Cook_Memorial.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Captain_Cook_Memorial.jpg/440px-Captain_Cook_Memorial.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1064" /></a><figcaption>Captain Cook Memorial on Regatta Point</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_vertical_panorama_of_the_Captain_James_Cook_Memorial_water_jet_on_Lake_Burley_Griffin,_in_Canberra,_ACT.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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/></a><figcaption>Captain James Cook Memorial water jet with the <a href="/wiki/National_Carillon" title="National Carillon">National Carillon</a> in the background and a darter (<a href="/wiki/Anhinga_melanogaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Anhinga melanogaster">Anhinga melanogaster</a>) in the foreground</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Captain James Cook Memorial</b> was built by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Australia">Government of Australia</a> to commemorate the Bicentenary of <a href="/wiki/James_Cook" title="James Cook">Captain James Cook's</a> first sighting of the east coast of Australia. The memorial includes a water jet located in the central basin and a skeleton globe sculpture at Regatta Point of <a href="/wiki/Lake_Burley_Griffin" title="Lake Burley Griffin">Lake Burley Griffin</a> in <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a>, showing the paths of Cook's expeditions. On 25 April 1970, Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> officially inaugurated the memorial.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Jet_(fluid)" title="Jet (fluid)">water jet</a> is driven by two 4-stage <a href="/wiki/Centrifugal_pump#Multistage_centrifugal_pumps" title="Centrifugal pump">centrifugal pumps</a> capable of pumping up to 250 litres per second against a <a href="/wiki/Head_(hydraulic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Head (hydraulic)">head</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The design of the jet is based on the <a href="/wiki/Jet_d%27Eau" title="Jet d'Eau">Jet d'Eau</a> in <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a>, Switzerland as a result of high-level diplomatic negotiations.<sup id="cite_ref-nca_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nca-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The water jet operates daily from 11<span class="nowrap"> </span>am to 2<span class="nowrap"> </span>pm.<sup id="cite_ref-nca_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nca-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In periods of high wind, the jet is automatically disabled as water landing on the nearby <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Avenue_Bridge" title="Commonwealth Avenue Bridge">Commonwealth Avenue Bridge</a> can be a hazard to traffic. 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class="mw-redirect" title="All Saints Church, Canberra">All Saints Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Memorial,_Canberra" title="Australian Army Memorial, Canberra">Australian Army Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_Forum" title="Australia Forum">Australia Forum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Merchant_Navy_Memorial" title="Australian Merchant Navy Memorial">Australian Merchant Navy Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_War_Memorial" title="Australian War Memorial">Australian War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian%E2%80%93American_Memorial" title="Australian–American Memorial">Australian–American Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basser_Library" title="Basser Library">Basser Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Coins" title="Big Coins">Big Coins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Mountain_Tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Mountain Tower">Black Mountain Tower</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Captain James Cook Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centenary_House" title="Centenary House">Centenary House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Barton_Building" title="Edmund Barton Building">Edmund Barton Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus%27s" title="Gus's">Gus's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia_Building,_Canberra" class="mw-redirect" title="High Court of Australia Building, Canberra">High Court of Australia Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Canberra" title="Hotel Canberra">Hotel Canberra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Kurrajong" title="Hotel Kurrajong">Hotel Kurrajong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_War_Memorial,_Canberra" title="Korean War Memorial, Canberra">Korean War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_Building,_Canberra" title="Legislative Assembly Building, Canberra">Legislative Assembly Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Lodge,_Australia" title="The Lodge, Australia">The Lodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lovett_Tower" title="Lovett Tower">Lovett Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercure_Hotel_Canberra" title="Mercure Hotel Canberra">Mercure Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Stromlo_Observatory" title="Mount Stromlo Observatory">Mount Stromlo Observatory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Carillon" title="National Carillon">National Carillon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Gallery_of_Australia_Research_Library" class="mw-redirect" title="National Gallery of Australia Research Library">National Gallery of Australia Research Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Parliament_House,_Canberra" title="Old Parliament House, Canberra">Old Parliament House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owl_(sculpture)" title="Owl (sculpture)"><i>Owl</i> sculpture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Canberra" title="Parliament House, Canberra">Parliament House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QT_Canberra" title="QT Canberra">QT Canberra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Mint" title="Royal Australian 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Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_Place,_Canberra" title="Constitution Place, Canberra">Constitution Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corroboree_Park" title="Corroboree Park">Corroboree Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glebe_Park,_Canberra" title="Glebe Park, Canberra">Glebe Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gubur_Dhaura" title="Gubur Dhaura">Gubur Dhaura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haig_Park" title="Haig Park">Haig Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Park,_Canberra" title="Kings Park, Canberra">Kings Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lennox_Gardens" title="Lennox Gardens">Lennox Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Pryor_National_Arboretum" title="Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum">Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta_Place" title="Magna Carta Place">Magna Carta Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mulligans_Flat_Nature_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve">Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve</a></li> <li><a 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