County of Banks, Queensland

Banks
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Banks:
Melville Melville
Mosman Banks Coral Sea
Chelmsford Dagmar Solander

The county of Banks is one of the counties of Queensland, Australia, that existed before 1901. The county is divided into civil parishes. It is located in Far North Queensland, and is named for Sir Joseph Banks, who with Captain James Cook landed in 1770 at a location within the county. Banks includes the towns of Cooktown, Lakeland and Laura.

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