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The Hope islands were named by Lt [[James Cook]] on 13th June 1770, after his ship ''[[HMS Endeavour]]'' narrowly escaped sinking after running aground on the eastern part of Endeavour Reef at 11pm on 11th June. |
The Hope islands were named by Lt [[James Cook]] on 13th June 1770, after his ship ''[[HMS Endeavour]]'' narrowly escaped sinking after running aground on the eastern part of Endeavour Reef at 11pm on 11th June. |
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Cook writes of taking a risk and sailing from the reef on the morning of June 12th in favourable conditions but the three operational bilge pumps could not keep up with the flow of water. Cook wrote "we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands |
Cook writes of taking a risk and sailing from the reef on the morning of June 12th in favourable conditions but the three operational bilge pumps could not keep up with the flow of water. Cook wrote "we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands". Cook speaks of he and the crew thinking the situation so dire that the best scenario would be to ground the boat on the reef surrounding the islands if the mainland could not be reached. They aimed to build a vessel from the wreck to make it back to the East Indies. Fortunately some crew members were able to "fother" the leak using a sail so that the water could be cleared easily using one bilge pump. Endeavour was able to be sailed safely to what is now Cooktown so that repairs could be undertaken. <ref>{{cite book |title =The Journals of Captain James Cook on His Voyages of Discovery, vol. I:The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768–1771 | first = | last = | coauthors= |editor=Beaglehole, J.C.|editor-link=John Cawte Beaglehole | pages=343–347 | year =1968 | publisher =Cambridge University Press | url = | oclc=223185477}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Hope Islands National Park Queensland | |
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Nearest town or city | Cooktown |
Coordinates | 15°43′53″S 145°27′26″E / 15.73139°S 145.45722°E |
Established | 1939 |
Area | 1.74 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service |
Website | Hope Islands National Park |
See also | Protected areas of Queensland |
Hope Islands National Park is a national park in Queensland (Australia) 1,521 km north-west of Brisbane. The park consists of four islands: East Hope and West Hope, Snapper Island and Struck Island.
- The Hope islands are situated approximately 37 km south-east of Cooktown and about 8 km offshore
- Struck Island is a rocky outcrop just off Thornton Beach and south of Cape Tribulation
- Snapper island is about two km long and is at the mouth of the Daintree River. It is about 20 km north of Port Douglas
Access is via private vessel or by permitted commercial operators.
The Hope islands were named by Lt James Cook on 13th June 1770, after his ship HMS Endeavour narrowly escaped sinking after running aground on the eastern part of Endeavour Reef at 11pm on 11th June. Cook writes of taking a risk and sailing from the reef on the morning of June 12th in favourable conditions but the three operational bilge pumps could not keep up with the flow of water. Cook wrote "we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands". Cook speaks of he and the crew thinking the situation so dire that the best scenario would be to ground the boat on the reef surrounding the islands if the mainland could not be reached. They aimed to build a vessel from the wreck to make it back to the East Indies. Fortunately some crew members were able to "fother" the leak using a sail so that the water could be cleared easily using one bilge pump. Endeavour was able to be sailed safely to what is now Cooktown so that repairs could be undertaken. [1]
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