Great Barrier Reef, Cooktown, Australia

Shock! 11 June 1770 our ship “the Endeavour” struck a reef at what is today called the Endeavour Reef – a part of the Great Barrier Reef. Our ship was seriously damaged, the carpenters and blacksmiths had a lot of work to do. Meanwhile Captain Cook and his scientific crew explored parts of "Terra Australis Incognita" before they left their temporary port – the Endeavour River. Nowadays, the place there is called Cooktown.

Do you see all the details in this Zoomlevel? Oceans and coastlines are the most important information for us. And for sure, the grid helps for orientation.