Edgecumbe Bay

Edgecumbe Bay is a bay in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Edgecumbe Bay, 1990

Geography
Edgecumbe Bay, just north of Sunset Beach, 1990

It is located between Cape Edgecumbe and Cape Gloucester and is part of the Coral Sea.[2]

History

The bay was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 4 June 1770 in honour of George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.[1][3]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edgecumbe Bay.
  1. "Edgecumbe Bay – bay in the Whitsunday Region (entry 11180)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. "James Cook's Toponyms" (PDF). ANPS Placenames Reports. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

20.114°S 148.390°E / -20.114; 148.390 (Edgecumbe Bay)


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