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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]

Cape Gloucester
Queensland
Cape Gloucester
Coordinates20.1622°S 148.5286°E / -20.1622; 148.5286
Population62 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.2717/km2 (0.704/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4800
Area228.2 km2 (88.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Cape Gloucester:
Coral Sea Hideaway Bay
Dingo Beach
Coral Sea
Gregory River Cape Gloucester Coral Sea
Gregory River Gregory River Woodwark

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]


References


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





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