Cape Flattery (Queensland)

Cape Flattery
Cape Flattery is located in Australia
Cape Flattery
Cape Flattery
Location in Australia
Coordinates: 14°59′00″S 145°21′00″E / 14.98333°S 145.35000°E / -14.98333; 145.35000
LocationCape York Peninsula, Australia
Offshore water bodiesCoral Sea
Elevation19 m (62 ft)

Cape Flattery is a cape in northern Queensland approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Cooktown, Queensland. The headland was named by James Cook on 10 August 1770 as he charted the eastern Australian coast.