Cooktown

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Cooktown is a township situated approximately 2,000 Kilometres (1,200 miles) north of Brisbane on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland Queensland in Australia. Travelling by road the town is 328 Km (204 mi.) north of Cairns. Cooktown had a population of 2,631 when the latest census was taken in 2016. Approximately another 4,000 live in the nearby hinterland.

Cooktown is located on the southern bank at the mouth of the Endeavour River. The township is located at the point where Lieutenant James Cook beached his ship, H.M. Bark "Endeavour", for major repairs on 18th June, 1770 after running aground on a shoal of what is now known as the Great Barrier Reef. Mount Cook which rises to a height of 431 metres (or 1,415 feet) is located behind the township. Both the town and the mount were named in honour of James Cook.