Endeavour-River-Nationalpark

The Endeavour River National Park (English: Endeavour River National Park ) is a national park in northeastern Australian state of Queensland. It is located 1561 km northwest of Brisbane, then immediately northeast of the city of Cooktown, at the mouth of the Endeavour River in the Coral Sea.

History

The Endeavour under the command of Lieutenant James Cook was on 11 June 1770 on the now called Endeavour Reef, located off Cape Tribulation. The ship in danger of sinking, the crew escaped to the mainland and only a day later could be drawn it for repair to the banks of the river. This river called the Native Wabalumbaal. The river was later named after the name of the ship Endeavour River. The national park in turn was named after the river.

As the ship repair lasted until August 4, the naturalist Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander collected many specimens of the " Australian " Flora of the area, which they took to the Royal Botanic Gardens in England. Sydney Parkinson illustrated first Australian Aborigines, who were found in the vicinity, and in addition the collected plants and animals that were discovered. Kangaroos were then given its English name ( Kangaroo ), which was borrowed from the language of the local Aborigines, the Guugu Yimithirr.

Landforms

In today's National Park to find sand dunes, freshwater wetlands, mangrove forests, coastal heathland, as well as the estuary and the lower reaches of the Endeavour River.

Flora and Fauna

The plant and animal species, which in 1770 collected the English in this area and sighted, one finds today in the National Park. These include, for example, Streifenpossums ( Dactylopsila trivirgata ), Sugar Glider, brush tail Beutler, bats, bandicoots, honeyeaters and parrots. In the mouth of the Endeavour River, there are saltwater crocodiles and various species of frogs.

Facilities and access

There are no campgrounds in the park and the wild camping is not allowed ..

Cooktown is accessible via the Mulligan Highway. Most parts of the national park are only accessible by boat ..