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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 in June 1770, as his ship ''HMS Endeavour'' edged its way northward along the eastern Australian coastline during his first voyage in the Pacific. Cook had hoped to put ashore on the islands when they were first sighted 10 June 1770, but found the surrounding water too shallow to bring ''Endeavour'' close. Later that night ''Endeavour'' struck a reef and narrowly avoided sinking; Cook then stood her offshore while he searched for a point on the mainland upon which to beach her for repairs. Cook named them on 12 June as ''Endeavour'' headed further north, because "we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands." ==See also== * Protected areas of Queensland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hope Islands National Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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