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Shire of Cook
Local government area in Queensland, Australia

Shire of Cook

The Shire of Cook is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Plan a trip to Shire of Cook→From Cairns

The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland.

How locals move

Getting around Shire of Cook the local way

  • Go nextIt's possible to go into the Cape Melville National Park along tracks, with a 4wd, or return to the Peninsula Developmental Road at Lakefield, to continue north to Weipa.

From Wikivoyage: Cooktown, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Michal Klajban (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.