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The
Endeavour River (
Guugu Yimithirr:
Wabalumbaal) 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.
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.
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.
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