Edgecumbe Bay
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Edgecumbe Bay is a bay in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
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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
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20°06′50″S 148°23′24″E / 20.114°S 148.390°E / -20.114; 148.390 (Edgecumbe Bay)
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