Albatross Bay
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| Albatross Bay | |
|---|---|
| Beach and bay beyond Looking from Mission River out to Albatross Bay, 2020 | |
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| Location | Queensland |
| Group | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| Coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| Type | bay |
| Settlements | Weipa, Mission River |
Albatross Bay is a bay on the eastern shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]The bay is offshore from the localities of Mission River (in both Shire of Cook and Aboriginal Shire of Napranum), a number of localities in Weipa Town (Rocky Point, Trunding, Nanum, Evans Landing) and Aurukun (in the Shire of Aurukun).[2]
Three rivers flow into the bay:[2]
- Mission River (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[3]
- Embley River (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[4]
- Hey River (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)[5]
History
[edit | edit source]The bay was named after the Queensland Government's steamer Albatross. The name was chosen either by its master Captain Kerr or by John Douglas when he was the Government Resident at Thursday Island.[1][6]
References
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