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The Endeavour River 15°28′S 145°17′E on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, was named in 1770 by Lt. James Cook, R.N., after he was forced to beach his ship HM Bark Endeavour, after damaging it on a reef, for repairs in the river mouth. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1240x1754, 137 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1240x1754, 137 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula, in South Australia, or Cape York, Greenland. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... James Cook, portrait by Nathaniel Dance, c. ... Endeavour replica in Cooktown harbour HM Bark Endeavour was originally a small merchant collier named Earl of Pembroke, built in Whitby, North Yorkshire. ...

The name for the river in the local Guugu Yimithirr language is Wabalumbaal. (The local Aboriginal Guugu Yimithirr tribe) The Guugu Yimithirr are an aboriginal tribe of Australia. ...

Cook and his crew remained for almost 7 weeks and made contact with the local Guugu Yimithirr Aborigines, while the naturalists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander made extensive collections of native flora, while Sydney Parkinson illustrated many of the flora and fauna of the region. Image:Http://www. ... Daniel Carlsson Solander (February 19, 1733 â€“ May 16, 1782) was a Swedish botanist. ... Sydney Parkinson (1745 - January 1771) was a Scottish natural history artist. ...

Modern Cooktown, is located at the mouth of the Endeavour River. It is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, and was founded in 1873, around the site of Cook's landing, as a port to service the newly discovered Palmer River Goldfields. Cooktown is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at 15°28′ S 145°17′ E on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...

Categories: Rivers of Australia | Far North Queensland | Rivers of Queensland

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	The Endeavour River 15°28′S 145°17′E on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia, was named in 1770 by Lt. James Cook, R.N., after he was forced to beach his ship HM Bark Endeavour, after damaging it on a reef, for repairs in the river mouth.
	The name for the river in the local Guugu Yimithirr language is Wabalumbaal.
	Modern Cooktown, is located at the mouth of the Endeavour River.

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