Wide Bay (Queensland)

Summary

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
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

History edit

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 edit

  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.