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]
Wide Bay | |
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Wide Bay | |
Location | Queensland |
Group | Coral Sea |
Coordinates | 25°54′02″S 153°08′26″E / 25.9006°S 153.1406°E |
Type | bay |
Settlements | Rainbow Beach, Cooloola |
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]