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Wide Bay (Queensland)

Coordinates: 25°54′02″S 153°08′26″E / 25.9006°S 153.1406°E / -25.9006; 153.1406 (Wide Bay)
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Wide Bay
Wide Bay at Rainbow Beach, 2016
Wide Bay is located in Queensland
Wide Bay
Wide Bay
LocationQueensland
GroupCoral Sea
Coordinates25°54′02″S 153°08′26″E / 25.9006°S 153.1406°E / -25.9006; 153.1406 (Wide Bay)
Typebay
SettlementsRainbow Beach, Cooloola

Wide Bay is a bay of the Coral Sea off the coast of the localities of Rainbow Beach and Cooloola, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

History

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Wide Bay was charted and named by Lieutenant James Cook on 18 May 1770 on his 1770 voyage along the east coast of Australia on the HM Bark Endeavour.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wide Bay – bay (entry 37411)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.