Cape Gloucester, Queensland

Cape Gloucester
Cape Gloucester; Queensland
	Cape Gloucester
Coordinates	20°09′44″S148°31′43″E / 20.1622°S 148.5286°E Coordinates: 20°09′44″S148°31′43″E / 20.1622°S 148.5286°E
Population	62 (2016 census) [1]
• Density
Postcode(s)	4800
Area	228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)	Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)	Dawson
	Suburbs around Cape Gloucester:

Last updated October 28, 2019

Cape Gloucester is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Cape Gloucester had a population of 62 people.^[1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

The Whitsunday Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local government in Queensland in 1879.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

History

The locality is named after the cape, which was in turn named after William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, on 4 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour.^[3]

Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh Duke of gloucester and edinburgh

Prince William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh,, was a grandson of King George II and a younger brother of King George III of the United Kingdom.

James Cook 18th-century British explorer

Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.

HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Australia and New Zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771.

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Gloucester (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Cape Gloucester - locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46858)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 May 2019.
↑ "Cape Gloucester - cape in Whitsunday Region (entry 14072)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cape Gloucester (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Cape Gloucester - locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46858)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[3] "Cape Gloucester - cape in Whitsunday Region (entry 14072)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 June 2019.