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Flora & Fauna
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Flora & Fauna

Cape York Peninsula

Flora & Fauna

By Danny de Hek|2025-08-28T01:36:25+12:00November 20th, 2020|Categories: Cape York Peninsula|Tags: Camping Permits, Cape York Climate, Cape York Geography, Cape York History, Cape York Peninsula, Flora & Fauna, Frank Jardine, Historic Cooktown, Iron Range National Park, Jardine River National Park, Lakefield National Park, Local Communities, Pioneer, Self-Drive Trips, Thursday Island, Travelling Routes|

Flora and Fauna the most spectacular examples are the dense rainforests of the Jardine River and Iron Range national parks.

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Frank Jardine, Pioneer
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Frank Jardine, Pioneer

Cape York Peninsula

Frank Jardine, Pioneer

By Danny de Hek|2025-08-28T01:36:25+12:00November 20th, 2020|Categories: Cape York Peninsula|Tags: Camping Permits, Cape York Climate, Cape York Geography, Cape York History, Cape York Peninsula, Flora & Fauna, Frank Jardine, Historic Cooktown, Iron Range National Park, Jardine River National Park, Lakefield National Park, Local Communities, Pioneer, Self-Drive Trips, Thursday Island, Travelling Routes|

1860’s Cape York was a wild, trackless expanse of rock, scrub & impenetrable rainforest, government saw the need for an outpost supply station

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Historic Cooktown
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Historic Cooktown

Cape York Peninsula

Historic Cooktown

By Danny de Hek|2025-08-28T01:36:25+12:00November 20th, 2020|Categories: Cape York Peninsula|Tags: Camping Permits, Cape York Climate, Cape York Geography, Cape York History, Cape York Peninsula, Flora & Fauna, Frank Jardine, Historic Cooktown, Iron Range National Park, Jardine River National Park, Lakefield National Park, Local Communities, Pioneer, Self-Drive Trips, Thursday Island, Travelling Routes|

Settlement of Cooktown is nestled on the banks of the Endeavour River, at precisely the spot where Captain James Cook came ashore in 1770.

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