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Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repairs in 1770.
- 2,197.3 km² (848.4 sq mi)
- Banks
- 6.0 m (20 ft)
- 2,631 (2016 census)
Cooktown es una ciudad australiana en el nordeste del estado de Queensland, junto a la desembocadura del río Endeavour, en el parque nacional Río Endeavour, en la península del Cabo York. El descubrimiento de la zona se remonta al viaje de James Cook y su encuentro con una gran cultura australiana en junio de 1770, la tribu aborigen Guugu ...
In April 1770 they became the first known Europeans to reach the east coast of Australia, making landfall near present-day Point Hicks, and then proceeding north to Botany Bay. The expedition continued northward along the Australian coastline, narrowly avoiding shipwreck on the Great Barrier Reef .
Discover the rich history of Cooktown in Far North Queensland. Set in a stunning nineteenth-century convent, Cooktown Museum is a must-see when visiting Far North Queensland. Formerly named James Cook Museum, Cooktown Museum has been reimagined to proudly tell the fascinating stories of the region. The museum houses an extensive collection of ...
Cooktown Museum (formerly James Cook Historical Museum) is a heritage-listed former convent and school and now museum at Furneaux Street, Cooktown, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1888 to 1889 Hobbs & Carter.
- 1888 - 1889
- Francis Drummond Greville Stanley
- 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Cooktown was the site of the first European ‘settlement’ in Australia when Captain James Cook, having accidentally struck the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast north of Cape Tribulation, struggled up the coast and beached the Endeavour on the shores of the Endeavour River.
Cooktown is one of Queensland's hidden gems - a beautiful, unspoilt coastal town, and one of Australia's most historically significant townships. This is where Lt James Cook found safe haven in 1770 to repair his ship, the "HM Bark Endeavour", and where the First Reconciliation took place between Europeans and the Guugu Yimithirr people.
