Wide Bay (Queensland)
| Wide Bay | |
|---|---|
 Wide Bay at Rainbow Beach, 2016 | |
  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 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
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wide Bay (Queensland).
- ^ a b "Wide Bay – bay (entry 37411)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.