Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. 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.
Population: 2,746 (2021 census)
Postcode(s): 4895
Elevation: 6.0 m (20 ft)
Area: 2,197.3 km² (848.4 sq mi)
Location: 266 km (165 mi) N of Port Douglas · 326 km (203 mi) N of Cairns · 651 km (405 mi) SE of Weipa · 1,999 km (1,242 mi) NNW of Brisbane
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