No one was named after the Cooktown Orchid. The Cooktown Orchid
was named after the locality in which it was first found -
Cooktown. Cooktown was named after Captain James Cook, who first
charted the eastern coast of Australia.
No one was named after the Cooktown Orchid. The Cooktown Orchid
was named after the locality in which it was first found -
Cooktown. Cooktown was named after Captain James Cook, who first
charted the eastern coast of Australia.
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The Cooktown orchid is the floral emblem of Queensland.
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The airport code for Cooktown Airport is CTN.
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The flowering season for the Cooktown Orchid is from mid summer,
starting in January, through to Autumn.
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No. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, but Cooktown is in
far north Queensland, not NSW.