Endeavour River

The Endeavour River {{coor dm|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.

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Cape York Peninsula - Queensland - Australia - James Cook - HM Bark Endeavour

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The name for the river in the local Guugu Yimithirr language is Wabalumbaal.

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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.

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Joseph Banks - Daniel Solander - Sydney Parkinson

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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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