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The inlet was first explored by Europeans in 1778 when James Cook sailed into it while searching for the Northwest Passage. It was named after Cook in 1794 by George Vancouver, who had served under Cook in 1778.

Its watershed covers about 40,000 square mileThis article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile iss or 100,000 km²Square kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 km² is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 m² 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers of southern Alaska east of the Aleutian RangeThe Aleutian Range is the mountain range of the Alaska Peninsula in southeast Alaska. It is especially notable for its large number of active volcanoes. The mainland part of the range is about 1000 km (600 mi) long; the Aleutian Islands are (geologically) and south of the Alaska RangeThe Alaska Range is a mountain range that extends for about 650 km (400 mi) across south-central Alaska. The highest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley (also known as Denali, is in the Alaska Range. The range forms a generally east-west arc with it, receiving the SusitnaThe Susitna River (soo-SIT-nuh) is a river, approximately 300 mi (480 km) long, in south central Alaska in the United States. It provides the primary drainage for a broad valley, called the Susitna Valley, south of the Alaska Range, emptying Cook Inlet no and MatanuskaThe Matanuska River is a river, approximately 75 mi (120 km) long, in southern Alaska in the United States. It drains a broad valley known as the Matanuska Valley northeast of Anchorage south of the Alaska Range. It issues from the Matanuska Glacier in th riverMurray River in Australia Australia A river is a large natural waterway. It is a specific term in the vernacular for large streams, stream being the umbrella term used in the scientific community for all flowing natural waterways. In the vernacular, streas. The watershed includes the drainage areas of Mount McKinleyDenali" redirects here. For other meanings, see Denali (disambiguation . Mount McKinley in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America, at a height of approximately 6,194 metres (20,320 feet). It is commonly known as Denali which means "the great. Within the watershed there are four active volcanoes and seven national parks. The inlet provides navigable access to the port of Anchorage at its northern end, and smaller Seward further south. Approximately 400,000 people live within the Cook Inlet watershed.