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National Park Attractions In Cooktown

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Cooktown is a town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is located about 2,000 kilometres north of Brisbane and 328 kilometres north of Cairns, by road. At the time of the 2016 census, Cooktown had a population of 2,631.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. Both the town and Mount Cook which rises up behind the town were named after James Cook.Cooktown is one of the few large towns in the Cape York Peninsula and was founded on 25 October 1873 as a supply port for the goldfields along the Palmer R...
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National Park Attractions In Cooktown

  • 1. Cedar Bay National Park Cooktown
    Cedar Bay is a 56.5 km2 national park in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.
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  • 2. Mount Cook National Park Cooktown
    Cedar Bay is a 56.5 km2 national park in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.
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  • 3. Daintree National Park Cape Tribulation
    The Daintree Rainforest is a region located on the north east coast of Queensland, Australia, north of Mossman and Cairns. At around 1,200 square kilometres , the Daintree is a part of the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest on the Australian continent. The Daintree Rainforest is a part of the Wet Tropics Rainforest, that spans across the Cairns Region. The Wet Tropics Rainforest is the oldest continually surviving tropical rainforest in the world. Along the coastline north of the Daintree River, tropical forest grows right down to the edge of the sea.In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the Daintree Rainforest was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a Natural attraction.
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