Cape Grafton is a cape located to the north-east of Cairns in Queensland, Australia.[1] The cape was named by Lieutenant James Cook during his first voyage of discovery in 1770. It was named after Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, the British prime minister when Cook sailed. Cook set anchor two miles from the shore and briefly inspected the cape with botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.[2][3]
Cape Grafton | |
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Headland | |
  Cape Grafton Location in Queensland | |
| Coordinates: 16°51′54″S 145°54′58″E / 16.865°S 145.916111°E | |
| Location | Yarrabah, Far North Queensland |
The Aboriginal community of Yarrabah is located here. It was founded by John Gribble in 1892.[4]
The cape provides protection to an extensive population of mangroves in the south of Trinity Bay.[5]
History
editGunggay (also known as Gunggandji, Kongandji, Kongkandji, Gungganyji, Idindji and Yidiny) is an Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland. The Gunggay language region of Cape Grafton includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cairns Regional Council and Yarrabah Community Council.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Place Name Search: Cape Grafton". Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "9 June 1770 Cook's Journal: Daily Entries". South Seas. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "10 June 1770 Cook's Journal: Daily Entries". South Seas. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council". Queensland Places Names. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ Johnson, David (2009). The Geology of Australia. Cambridge University Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-1107393721. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
