Endeavour River

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The Endeavour River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia, historically notable as the site where Captain James Cook beached and repaired HMS Endeavour in 1770.

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Endeavour River canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith HMS Endeavour
James Cook
climate tropical monsoon climate
continent Australia
country Australia
countryCode AU
countrySubdivision Shire of Cook NERFINISHED
dateOfEuropeanLanding 1770
discoveredByEuropeans James Cook
drainageBasin Great Barrier Reef
surface form: Great Barrier Reef lagoon
event repair of HMS Endeavour in 1770
flowsInto Coral Sea
hasEcosystemType estuarine system
tropical river
hasEstuary Endeavour River estuary
hasFeature freshwater upper reaches
mangrove-lined estuary
tidal lower reaches
hasHistoricalEvent careening of HMS Endeavour
scientific observations by Cook’s crew
hasHistoricalSignificance site where HMS Endeavour was beached and repaired in 1770
hasNotableFor role in James Cook’s first Pacific voyage
hasTributary Endeavour River tributaries
hasWildlife mangrove species
saltwater crocodile
tropical fish species
isInProtectedAreaRegion Great Barrier Reef
surface form: Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
languageRegion Guugu Yimithirr language
surface form: Guugu Yimithirr language region
locatedIn Far North Queensland
Queensland
locatedInBioregion Wet Tropics–subtropical transition zone
surface form: Wet Tropics
mouthLocatedIn Coral Sea
mouthNear Cooktown
namedAfter HMS Endeavour
namedBy James Cook
nearestTown Cooktown
partOf Great Barrier Reef
surface form: Great Barrier Reef catchment
region Cape York Peninsula
state Queensland
traditionalOwners Guugu Yimithirr people NERFINISHED
usedFor boating
recreational fishing
tourism
visitedBy Daniel Solander
Joseph Banks
yearNamed 1770

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Subject: Endeavour River
Description of subject: The Endeavour River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia, historically notable as the site where Captain James Cook beached and repaired HMS Endeavour in 1770.

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Cooktown locatedOn Endeavour River