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Point in Australia

For the headland in Western Australia, see West Cape Howe.
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Cape Howe is located in New South WalesCape HoweCape HoweLocation on map of New South Wales
Coordinates: 37°30′S 149°58′E / 37.500°S 149.967°E / -37.500; 149.967
LocationAustralia

Cape Howe is a coastal headland in eastern Australia, forming the south-eastern end of the Black-Allan Line, a portion of the border between New South Wales and Victoria.

History

Cape Howe was named by Captain Cook when he passed it on 20 April 1770, honouring Admiral Earl Howe who was Treasurer of the British Royal Navy at the time. The coordinates Cook gave are almost exactly the modern surveyed location.

See also

References

  1. Cook, James (1893). "8. Exploration of East Coast of Australia". In Wharton, W. J. L. (ed.). Captain Cook's Journal During his First Voyage Round the World made in H.M. Bark "Endeavour" 1768–71. London: Elliot Stock. Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
Australian places named on the First voyage of James Cook in 1770
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
*Places where Cook landed


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