| Cape Flattery | |
| Type: | Cape |
| Map: | Australia |
| Elevation Ft: | 62 |
| Location: | Cape York Peninsula, Australia |
| Water Bodies: | Coral Sea |
| Coordinates: | -14.9833°N 145.35°W |
Cape Flattery is a cape in northern Queensland approximately 40km (30miles) north of Cooktown, Queensland. The headland was named by James Cook on 10 August 1770 as he charted the eastern Australian coast.
Cape Flattery is the location of the world's biggest silica mine.[1] The mine was established in 1967 and was severely damaged by Cyclone Ita in 2014.
The cape's local port is used for the shipping of silica sand from a local subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, and exports the most silica sand internationally, with 1.7 million tonnes exported alone in 2007 - 08.[2]
Cape Flattery has a tropical savannah climate (Köppen: Aw), with a sultry wet season from December and April and a slightly cooler dry season from May to November. Average maxima are high year-round, ranging from in January to in July. Annual rainfall averages, with a maximum in late summer and a minimum in winter and spring. Extreme temperatures have ranged from on 26 November 2018 to on 29 June 2007.[3]