• Source: Albatross Bay

Albatross Bay is a bay on the eastern shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.




Geography


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).
Three rivers flow into the bay:

Mission River (12.5867°S 141.9633°E / -12.5867; 141.9633 (Mission River (mouth)))
Embley River (12.6639°S 141.8250°E / -12.6639; 141.8250 (Embley River (mouth)))
Hey River (12.7367°S 141.8994°E / -12.7367; 141.8994 (Hey River (mouth)))




History


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.




References

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• Albatros
• Tank M60
• Pulau Arapawa
• Daftar pulau di Australia
• Daftar organisasi lingkungan
• Screamo
• Daftar bandar udara di New South Wales
• Daftar spesies eukaliptus
• Albatross Bay
• Albatross
• Great albatross
• Albatross (metaphor)
• Grumman HU-16 Albatross
• Albatross (horse)
• List of barefooters
• Willem Janszoon
• Trunding
• Evans Landing, Queensland