Cooktown (Guugu Yimithirr: Gan.gaarr [ganˈgaːr]) is the northernmost town on the east coast of Australia, located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland. The Guugu Yimithirr name for the region, Gan.gaarr, means "(place of the) rock crystals," as quartz crystals, which were used in various Aboriginal ceremonies, are found in the vicinity and used to be traded at least as far south as modern Mossman, to the north of Cairns. History Cook… (More on Cooktown)