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The Discovery of Australia: Naming Australia's Coastline
Mackay to Cape York
Slade Pt
June 1770. Cook. Recalls Sir Thomas Slade, Surveyor of the Navy and the designer of Nelson's Victory.
Cape Hillsborough / Hillsborough Channel
2.6.1770. Cook. Named after Earl of Hillsborough, President of the Board of Trade when Cook sailed.
Rabbit Isld
June 1819. King. An animal resembling a rabbit was seen there.
Repulse Bay / North Repulse Isld / South Repulse Isld
3.6.1770. Cook. Because of his mistaking the capacity and depth of the Bay.
Gould Island
1926. Named after Lieutenant G. A. Gould, of survey vessel, HMAS Moresby, during her surveys.
Pine Isld
June 1819. King. Named Pine Head because of the fine stand of pine trees there. Island was named later.
Cape Conway
2.6.1770. Cook. Named after General H.S. Conway, Secretary of State, 1765.
Round Head
2.6.1770. Cook. Descriptive.
 Cumberland Islands
4.6.1770. Cook. Named after the Duke of Cumberland, Henry Frederick. In 1879, Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN, SS Llewellyn, gave many names from the then English county of Cumberland to the Whitsundays following James Cook's 1770 designation of the group as 'The Cumberland Isles'. Cumberland was absorbed into Cumbria in 1974. The name Cumberland Islands, which includes the Lindeman Group in the north, the Lindeman Group in the centre and the Sir James smith Group in the south, is seldon used today, being replaced by the more popular name, The Whitsundays.
Whitsunday Passage / Whitsunday Isld / Whitsunday Group
4.6.1770. Cook. The passage was passed through on Whitsunday, the 50th day after the Jewish Feast of the Passover.
Bang Island
Local name given by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to the rocky island tied by a reef to the south-east corner of Whitsunday Island in Solway Passage. In July 1990, during an inspection of the island, a national parks ranger found a large and live RAAF phosphorous flare on the shore-line. Because of the dangerous nature of the find a bomb-disposal expert was called in from the army at Townsville and the flare destroyed on 1 August 1990 by an explosive charge. The resultant explosion gave the island its name.
Border Isld
1879. Bedwell. The name is one of the many names from the then English county of Cumberland'. Its naming and that of its Cateran Bay and Mosstrooper Peak together with nearby Deloraine Island, Minstrel Rock and Esk Island are examples of associated names arising from the 16th and 17th Century history of Cumberland and its turbulent relationship with Scotland across their mutual border.
Solway Pass
1879. Bedwell. Named after Solway Firth, the gulf to the north of the former county of Cumberland.
Dumbell Isld
Named in 1879 by Admiralty Surveyor for Queensland, Staff Commander E.P. Bedwell, RN in the chartered SS Llewellyn. Origin of the name not known but possibly after one of the civilian crew of Llewellyn. Sometimes suggested it is because the island has the profile of a dumb-bell but this is not so.
Deloraine Isld
1879. Bedwell. Example of names arising from the 16th and 17th Century history of Cumberland and its turbulent relationship with Scotland across their mutual border.
Snare Peak Isld
1879. Bedwell. Descriptive. Designated K1 Island by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders in September 1802 as one of his numerous alpha-numeric designations along the Queensland coast during his circumnavigation of Australia in HMS Investigator.
Penrith Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after a town in Cumbria, England. Designated K Island by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, RN in September 1802 as one of his numerous alpha-numeric designations along the Queensland coast during his circumnavigation of Australia in HMS Investigator1802/3.
Ireby Island
1879. Bedwell. Named after Ireby, a town in the north of Cumbria into which Cumberland was absorbed in 1974.
Esk Island
1879. Bedwell. Named after the Esk River and town of Eskdale in Cumbria, England.
Bailey Isld
1836. HMS Zebra passed through the Whitsundays and anchored in Port Molle, naming Bailey Islet en route after her sailing master.
Cow & Calf Islds
March 1843. Blackwood. their size and proximity to each other.
Allonby Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after Allonby, a town on the north-west coast of Cumberland county which in 1974 was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.
Aspatria Island
1879. Bedwell. Named after Aspatria. a town in the north-west of the county which was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria in 1974. Originally was designated 'L5' island by Matthew Flinders in October 1802 as one of his alpha-numeric namings.
Harold Island
1879. Bedwell. Origin of name is unknown. The naming by Bedwell of Harold, Border, Deloraine and Esk Islands are examples of names arising from the history of Cumberland and its turbulent relationship with Scotland across their mutual border. It is thought that the island was named for King Harold.
Bushy Isld
1879. Bedwell. Descriptive of its vegetation. Bushy island and its neighbours, Tern and Redbill Islands and Sandpiper Reef, were first mentioned, but not named, by Lieut Matthew Flinders, RN, when he anchored close to the east of them on 14 October 1802. All are descriptive of their natural flora and fauna.
Cockermouth Island
1879. Bedwell. Named after Cockermouth, a town in the north-west Cumberland. Designated 'L4' by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, RN, in HMS Investigator in October 1802.
Port Molle / North Molle Isld / Mid Molle / South Molle Isld
May 1815. Lieut Charles Jeffreys. Named after Lieutenant-Colonel George James Molle (1773-1823) soldier, in 1815, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales. Colonial vessel HMCB Kangaroo under Lieut. Jeffreys anchored in and named the waters between the north end of Long Island and the mainland as Port Molle (Flinders had named Long Island Mole Island in 1802). Other 'Molle' namings flowed in later years from Jeffreys' naming of the Port. Jeffreys paid a second visit, anchoring between today's Daydream and South Molle Islands. He referred to this anchorage as Horatio Harbour and the Molle group of islands as 'Ross Island' but these names were never adopted officially. South Molle Isld named Molle Island (Derived from Port Molle) in May 1881 by Captain J.F.L.P. Maclear, RN in HMS Alert. Re-named South Molle Island by Queensland Place Names Board 1.4.1966.
Daydream Isld
The more common name for West Molle Isld. Since 1881 it had been known officially as West Molle Island. In 1932, Lee (Paddy) Murray and his wife Connie opened a small resort on the island which they dubbed Day Dream Island, after their yacht of that name. In May 1989, following representations from the then leaseholders, the Pivot Group, the name was changed to Daydream Island, thus formalising local custom since the 1930s.
Cid Isld
1866. Nares. Reason for naming the island thus is not known. Forest Island was a local name for Cid Island during the 1860- 70s. There seems to be no logical reason to ascribe the name to the legendary 11th century Spanish nobleman El Cid (Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar) famed for his defence of Christianity against the Moors. However in 1932 when the area around Cid Island was surveyed by an RAN boat party based at South Molle Island they gave the name 'Babieca Summit' to one of the two summits on the island, this name derived from the fact that El Cid's horse was named Babieca meaning 'The Simpleton'. This association of names however must be regarded only as a bit of historical levity on the part of the survey team and not as some proof the name of the island arises from El Cid.
Evergreen Island
In 1866 Commander G. S. Nares, RN, in HMS Salamander issued a set of sailing directions for the northern Whitsunday area and therein Evergreen Island was a name for today's Ross Islet in Cid Harbour. However, while the islet was shown on Nares' survey chart, the name never did appear on his or subsequent charts. The name 'Ross Islet' was given in 1932.
Craven Island
1924. Named after Lieutenant F. N. Craven of HMAS Geranium which surveyed the area in the early 1920s but the name has never appeared officially.
Planton Isld
May 1815. Lieut Charles Jeffreys. Named after a crew member of HM Armed Brig Kangaroo.
Denman Isld
May 1815. Lieut Charles Jeffreys. Named after a crew member of HM Armed Brig Kangaroo.
Shute Isld / Harbour
May 1815. Lieut Charles Jeffreys. Named after a crew member of HM Armed Brig Kangaroo.
Pine Isld
1820. King. The name was given by King to today's Nicolson Island near Haslewood Island but that was later changed to its present name. The name of today's Pine Island did not emerge until 1886.
Long Island
1836. HMS Zebra. Its shape. Originally named Molle Isld by Matthew Flinders and Lieut John Murray, HMS Lady Nelson, 16 October 1802. Named Boomerang island by crew of QGS Spitfire, 9.9.1860, but name never used.
Hayman Isld / Hayman Channel
1866. Nares. Named after Thomas H. Hayman, sailing master of survey vessel, HMS Salamander.
Bird Island
1926. Edgell. Many birds seen there by crew of HMAS Moresby.
Black Island
1926. Edgell. The origin of the name is not known but probably was after some person on board HMAS Moresby.
Langford Isld
1866. Nares. Named after William Langford, Gunner 2nd Class, appointed to HMS Salamander in 1863.
Eshelby Isld
1866. Nares. Named after Sub-Lieutenant Alfred E. Eshelby, HMS Salamander.
Haslewood Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after Sub Lieutenant Frank Haslewood, one of Bedwell's survey team, SS Llewellyn, previously on QGS Pearl during earlier surveys to the south.
Nicolson Isld
1820. King. Named after Sir Harold Nicolson (1886-1968). A British diplomat and author of more than 125 books, including political essays, travel accounts and mystery novels. In 1913 he married the poet and novelist Vita Sackville West and together they purchased and developed Sissinghurst, one of the world's great gardens, in Kent, England. Originally named Pine Island by King, 1820.
Lupton Isld
1879. Bedwell. The most likely origin of the name is from one of the crew of Llewellyn. There is a town of Lupton in today's English County of Cumbria and this may tempt some to say the name is one of the many from the English county of Cumberland given by Bedwell to the Whitsundays. However Lupton was in the old County of Westmorland which was amalgamated with Cumberland in 1974 into the new county of Cumbria and therefore does not qualify as a Cumberland name.
Dent Isld
1866. Nares. Named after Lieut Albert Dent, survey vessel, HMS Salamander. The earliest charts of the Whitsunday area show it as Passage Island.
Plum Pudding Isld
1961. Descriptive of is shape. Hat Island was its local name in the 1930s.
Cowrie Island
January 1960. Proserpine Shire Council. Presumably because cowrie shells were found there. Some maps show this island as 'Karie Island' the explanation being that it actually was named after the daughter of Lloyd Williams, the lighthouse keeper at Dent Island at the time and that 'Cowrie' is a mistaken corruption of her name. However the Williams family say that while there was a daughter Ceridwen (known as Ceri pronounced Kerry) this was not the case and they knew the island as Cowrie Island.
Hamilton Isld
1886. Nares. Named after Sub Lieutenant A.R. Hamilton, HMS Salamander, which carried out extensive surveys of the Whitsunday Passage in 1866. Prior to 1886, Admiralty charts showed Dent Island and Hamilton Island as one island, crudely outlined, under the name 'Passage Island'.
Arkhurst Island
1866. Nares. Named after John Akhurst, Acting Boatswain 3rd Class, HMS Salamander. Shown on 1866 and 1882 Admiralty charts as 'Akhurst', but from 1916 BA347 and other charts show as 'Arkhurst'.
Grassy Island
1866. Nares. Descriptive. Sometimes referred to as Ackhurst Island at which time today's Arkhurst Island near Hayman Island was referred to as Ackhurst Rock. Grassy Island was then described as covered in grass with a few trees at its summit and from this description the current name came into being.
Henning Island
1866. Nares. Named after William Henry Henning, assistant paymaster on Salamander. Henning had the dubious honour of creating medical history while in the Whitsundays. On 4 April 1866 while Salamander was anchored off Olden Island, Henning and a shipmate went ashore on a shooting expedition while Nares and others were carrying out survey work. 'In fun' the shipmate fired a shot-gun at Henning from about 60 m away, not thinking the shot would reach Henning but Henning was in fact peppered with the shot, one pellet entering his left eye through the eyelid and lodging in the eyeball. While this caused him discomfort for a while and he lost the sight of the eye, the presence of the pellet in the eyeball did not inconvenience him and he carried it there for the remainder of his life.
Armit Island
1866. Nares. Named after Sub Lieutenant Robert M. Armit, HMS Salamander, who was later court martialled in HMS Vindictive, returned to England 1870, organised New Guinea Colonizing Association 1875.
Gumbrell Island
1866. Nares. Named after Edward James Gumbrill, 2nd captain of the forecastle, later captain of the forecastle, HMS Salamander. Nares' survey chart shows the name as Gumbrell but his sailing directions showed it as Gumbrill or Cannon Island, Cannon being the assistant surgeon on board. However, presumably because Cannon was honoured by having Cannon Valley named after him, the name of the island was finalised as 'Gumbrell' with the 'e' instead of 'i' and that name has persisted into modern times.
Fitzalan Isld
September 1860. G. E. Dalrymple. Named after the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the District of Kennedy and botanist Eugene Fitzalan, who played an important role in the development of the town of Bowen on Port Denison. Fltzalan was aboard the Schooner Spitfire as it passed north through the Whitsundays on its way to search for the mouth of the Burdekin River and to survey Port Denison preparatory to its settlement in 1861.
Perseverance Isld
16 10 1802 Murray. Matthew Flinders and John Murray, HMS Lady Nelson, landed on the island to take bearings and probably to stretch their legs. They had just suffered a frustrating week trying to find a way through the Barrier Reef to the east of Scawfell Island but had to retreat defeated, hence the island's name. Lieutenant P.P. King, HMS Mermaid, landed on South Repulse Island, Cape Conway and Pine Head (on today's Pine Island) in June 1819. Named Pine Head on today's Pine Island and Mount Dryander.
Surprise Rock
Named in 1868 by Commander H.M. Bingham, RN of HMS Virago.
Dungarra Isld
Double Cone Island
1886. Nares. 'Seen from the north the island is like two perfect cones, hence its name'. In Salamander's log for 12 February 1866 this island is referred to as 'Bramble Island', probably deriving from the surveys of the area by HMS Bramble in company with HMS Fly in 1843 and 1844 but Nares must have changed his mind and decided finally on 'Double Cone'.
Eshelby Island
1866. Nares. Named after Sub-Lieutenant Alfred E. Eshelby, survey vessel, HMS Salamander.
Lindeman Group / Lindeman Isld / little Lindeman Isld
1868. Bingham. Named after Lieutenant George Sidney Lindeman, sub-lieutenant, HMS Virago, in 1868 during that vessel's surveys of the Whitsundays.
 Pentecost Island (right)
4.6.1770. Cook. Discovered on Whitsunday, the Biblical Day of Pentecost. It is the only island in the Whitsundays to be named by Cook. Lion Island was a name given to Pentecost Island by some mariners during the 19th Century, despite the fact it had already been named by James Cook. Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys, RN, in HMCB Kangaroo when passing through the Whitsundays in 1815 and 1817 said the island resembled a lion but it takes some imagination today to see the likeness.
Anne Isld
Named by the Royal Australian Navy Hydrographer after Anne Cole, wife of A.E. Cole, Director of Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Cole Isld
Named by the Royal Australian Navy Hydrographer after A.E. Cole, Director of Queensland Government Tourist Bureau.
Mayer Isld
1868. Bingham. Named after a crewmember of survey ship, HMS Virago.
Baynham Island
1868. Bingham. Reportedly named by Commander Henry Bingham RN of survey ship, HMS Virago.
Mansell Isld
1868. Bingham. Named after Lieutenant A.B. Mansell , Crew member of survey ship, HMS Virago.
Triangle Isld
1868. Bingham. Its shape.
Shore Isld
Volskow Isld
Recalls Charles Volskow, fisherman, well known in the area.
Keyser Isld
Presumed to be named after J. Keyser, selector in the area.
Thomas Isld
1868. Bingham. Named after Lieut James C. Thomas, crew member of survey ship, HMS Virago.
Dead Dog Isld
1925. Bennett. This rather macabre name first appeared in the survey charts of Lieutenant Commander H. T. Bennett, RAN, during his 1925 surveys in HMAS Geranium. The reason for name is not known though it seems possible the survey party may have found a dead dog on the island.
St Helen Rock
Reportedly named by Commander Henry Bingham RN, commander HMS Virago, in 1868. Reason for name is unknown.
Platypus Rock
1868. Bingham. Named after HM Colonial Ship Platypus which, in October 1865, brought the Queensland Governor, Sir George Ferguson Bowen to Bowen on an official visit. On that occasion she anchored in Kennedy Sound and would have passed close to the rock during her approach.
Brush Isld
1879. Bedwell. First named Rocky Islet (Brush Islet) and described as having thick bushes on its summit and Deserted Rock (Yellow Rock) as bare.
Seaforth Isld
Reportedly named by Commander Henry M. Bingham, naval officer commander of HMS Virago, 1868.
Sidney Isld
1879. Bedwell. The name Haycock Island was given in March 1868 to today's Sidney Island off the western side of Lindeman Island by Commander H. M. Bingham, RN, in HMS Virago. In his sailing directions Bingham says it was so named because of its appearance, that is, of a haystack. The name however did not survive and in 1879 the name 'Sidney Island' appeared on the charts of Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN. following his surveys in SS Llewellyn.
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Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN, who surveyed and named many islands of the whitsundays in 1879 in SS Llewellyn, was also an accomplished artist. The painting above, by Bedwell, depicts Cape York.
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Sir James Smith Group
1820. King. Named after Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828), British botanist who, in 1783; purchased the library, manuscripts, herbarium, and natural history collections made by Linnæus and his father. He devoted his studies to natural history, mainly botany. Founder (1788) and President (1788-1828) of Linnean Society. King named the Sir James Smith group, Linné Peak on today's Linné Island, Shaw Peak on today's Shaw Island, Pine Island (today's Nicolson Island). the islands in the group were surveyed and named by Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN,SS Llewellyn, in 1879. Bedwell seized upon the 'Smith' name in the Sir James Smith group and named many of its component islands after the trade of the smith; Tinsmith, Blacksmith and so forth (Bedwell's charts).
Anchor Islds
1879. Bedwell. Its name is derived from the fact that the area to the west of the group is well protected in south-east winds, and charts as far back as 1847 show it as a recommended anchorage. A sub-group of the Sir James Smith group, it is comprised of Anchorsmith, Anvil, Bellows, Blacksmith, Bullion, Cash (now Farrier), Forge, Goldsmith, Hammer, Ingot, Silversmith, Specie, Tinsmith and Ladysmith islands. All their names relate to the smith's trade of metalworking.
Farrier Island
1926. Bennett. The metalwork craft of the farrier. as named 'Cash Islet' in l879 by Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN, in SS Llewellyn. Bedwell seized upon the 'Smith' name in the Sir James Smith group to name many of that group's component islands after the trade of the smith (Blacksmith, Goldsmith etc) and, following on from his naming of Goldsmith Island, named the islet 'Cash Islet'. 'Cash' in those days referred more to gold coins than it does today. This name however fell into disuse until the new name 'Farrier', also derived from 'Smith', was given by Lieutenant Commander H. T. Bennett, DSO, RAN, in HMAS Geranium in 1925 or 1926.
Goldsmith Island
1879. Bedwell. The metalwork craft of working with gold.
Silversmith Isld
1879. Bedwell. The metalwork craft of working with silver.
Tin Isld
1879. Bedwell. The metalwork craft of working with tin.
Hammer Isld
1879. Bedwell. Tool used in metalwork. In February 1864 Hammer Island was the scene of the wreck of the 29 ton schooner Nightingale.
Linné Isld
July 1820. King. Named after Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné (1707-1778). Linné is regarded as the father of modern botany as he devised an orderly system of plant classification which became the norm in botanical circles. The Linnéan Society in London, which disseminated botanical information, was named after him. Probably out of deference to the botanist Allan Cunningham who travelled with King in Mermaid, King named a number of features after well-known figures of the times in botany and the natural sciences (Dryander, Shaw, Sir James Smith etc). As was common in the early surveys King was more interested in naming prominent reference points than in naming individual islands and he named Linné Peak but not the island. The name Linné Island followed in 1879 after Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell's surveys in SS Llewellyn.
Shaw Isld
July 1820. King. Named after entrepreneur and philanthropist Henry Shaw. He went to St. Louis from Sheffield, England in 1819 when he was 19, saw opportunities in St. Louis to supply the hardware, hand tools, and dry goods needed by the adventurers, settlers, traders, and soldiers who stopped in the city before setting out for the frontier. By the time Shaw was 40, he had made and invested his fortune.
Maher Island
March 1868. Bingham. Named after Sub Lieutenant Walter Herbert Maher, HMS Virago. While Maher's name does not appear in navy lists for Virago for 1868 it does appear in later years, indicating that he may have been only a midshipman in 1868.
Comston Island
March 1868. Bingham. Possibly it was after a crew member on either HMS Virago or Llewellyn. otherwise named after Lake Coniston in British county of Cumberland, but mis spelt. Other sources suggest it was possibly named after a crew member on either Virago or Llewellyn.
Blackcombe Island
1879. Bedwell. A mountain in the south-west of Cumbria into which the old county of Cumberland was absorbed in 1974.
Kennedy Sound
1879. Bedwell. Named after Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, Governor of Queensland, 1877 to 1883.
St Bees Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after a town in Cumbria, England. St Bees Island and neighbouring Keswick Island were first designated together as ‘L1 Island’ by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, RN, in HMS Investigator in 1802. St Bees Island and Keswick Island were later individually named in 1879 after towns in England's Cumbria Lake District by Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN, of SS Llewellyn.
Keswick Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after a town in Cumbria, England.
Calder Island
1879. Bedwell. One of the many names from the then English county of Cumberland Staff Commander E. P. Bedwell, RN, gave to individual islands of the Whitsundays Group following James Cook's 1770 designation of the group as 'The Cumberland Isles'. The Calder River flows from the Lake District through the city of Carlisle and into Solway Firth. Designated as 'L2' by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, HMS Investigator, in 1802. Flinders honoured it with his presence when on 16 October 1802 he and Lieut John Murray, HMS Lady Nelson landed, on the island to take bearings and probably to stretch their legs.
Scawfell Isld
1879. Bedwell. Derived fro the name Sca Fell Pikes, a mountain in Cumbria, England. Designated L Island by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, RN in September 1802 as one of his numerous alpha-numeric designations along the Queensland coast during his circumnavigation of Australia in HMS Investigator1802/3.
Wigton Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after a town in Cumbria, England.
Silloth Rocks
1879. Bedwell. Named after a town in Cumbria, England.
Derwent Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after Derwent Water, a lake in the Lake District of Cumbria. Originally designated K2 island by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders, RN, when he passed through the area in HMS Investigator in October 1802 (Flinders' charts).
Carlisle Isld
1879. Bedwell. Named after a town in Cumbria, England. The island and its twin, Carlisle Island, were together known as M Island, a designation given by Matthew Flinders in 1802.
 Brampton Isld (right)
1879. Bedwell. Named after a city in the north-east of Cumbria. One of the many names from the then English county of Cumberland he brought to the Whitsundays following James Cook's 1770 designation of the group as 'The Cumberland Isles'. Prior to this naming, the island and its twin, Carlisle Island, were together known as M Island, a designation given by Matthew Flinders in 1802.
Finger and Thumb Islands
1879. Bedwell, They resembled a thumb and fingers protruding from the water. These slands lie north-west of Brampton Island.
Champion's Island
Local name during the 1860s for Flat Top Island at the entrance to the Pioneer River. Champion was a well known master of the Australian Steam Navigation Company, commanding over the years the Diamantina, Kennedy, Tinonee and Williams which worked Queensland ports in those days.
Hook Isld
Admiralty charts drawn after the earliest surveys of the Whitsunday area showed only very crude representation of the various islands, one such being today's Hook Island. From the 1820's until 1866 its shape was that of a very distinct hook and the name Hook Island became common usage, made official on chart BA347 1863. The correct shape appeared following extensive surveys by Commander G.S. Nares, RN in HMS Salamander in 1865/6.
Gloucester Isld / Cape Gloucester
4.6.1770. Cook. Named after HRH Duke of Gloucester, Willam Henry. Named Cape Gloucester by Cook, but in 1819, king saw that Cook's Cape Gloucester was in fact an island and named it Gloucester Island.
Edgecumbe Bay / Cape Edgecumbe
4.6.1770. Cook. Named after Lord Edgecumbe.
Stone Isld
Aug 1843. Blackwood. Its appearance.
Holbourne Isld
4.6.1770. Cook. Named after Admiral Francis Holbourne, under whom Cook served in 1757.
Nares Rock
Named after Admiralty Hydrographer Captain Sir George Stanley Nares RN (1831-1915) naval officer, commander of HMS Salamander 1864-67, while on Australia Station.
Abbot Pt / Abbot Bay
Aug 1843. Blackwood. Named after Capt. Abbot of the brig, Fly.
Cape Upstart / Upstart Bay
5.6.1770. Cook. The cape rises sharply from low lying land surrounding it.
Cape Bowling Green / Bowling Green Bay
5.6.1770. Cook. No specific reason was given by Cook for the name, however the tip of the cape is low and sandy, and could have been seen as resembling the low, flat surface of a bowling green.
Cape Cleveland / Cleveland Bay
6.6.1770. Cook. Named after John Cleveland, secretary to the Admiralty, 1751-63.
 Magnetic Isld (right)
6.6.1770. Cook. Cook's compass needle deviated here. No such deviation has since been recorded at this location.
Rattlesnake Isld
1847. Named after the survey ship, HMS Rattlesnake. Under Commander Owen Stanley, HMS Rattlesnake passed through the Whitsundays, anchoring overnight in Port Molle but doing no surveys. With him were the naturalist T.H. Huxley and zoologist, John Macgillivray.
Palm Islands
8.6.1770. Cook. Large number of palm trees growing.
Pelorus (Yanoa or North Palm) Isld
1887-88. Admiralty Hydrographer. Possibly named after HMS Pelorus, flagship on the Australia Station 1860-62.
Orpheus (Goolboddi) Isld
1887-88 . Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Orpheus, flagship of the Royal Navy Australia Station 1861-63, which was wrecked on the Manakau Bar, Auckland, New Zealand 5 February 1863.
Fantome (Eumilli) Isld
1907-14. Named after HMS Fantome, Royal Navy sloop 1901-20, surveyed Reef waters 1907-14.
Curacoa (Noogoo) Isld / Curacoa Channel
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Curacoa, on Australia Station 1863-67.
Great Palm Isld
Admiralty Hydrographer. Largest in the Palm Island group.
Falcon (Carbooroo) Isld
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Falcon, Royal Navy ship on Australia Station 1864-68.
Brisk (Culgarool) Isld
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Brisk, on Australia Station 1864-68
Esk Island
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Esk, Royal navy ship on Australia Station 1863-67.
Eclipse (Garoogubbee) Isld
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Eclipse, on Australia Station of the Royal Navy 1862-66.
Barber Isld
The island's Aboriginal name is Boodthean.
Hayman Rock
1866. Nares. Named after Thomas Hayman, sailing master, HMS Salamander, which carried out extensive surveys of the Whitsunday Passage in 1866.
Paluma Rock
1887. Named after HMS Paluma, which surveyed the reefs in the area under Lieut G.E. Richards.
Albino Rock
1879. Bedwell. Its colour. Changed from White Rock, 1.12.1976.
Halifax Bay
8.6.1770. Cook. Named after George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax (1716 - 1771). Became earl on his fatber's death in 1739. Educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was married in 1741 to Anne Richards, a lady who had inherited a great fortune from Sir Thomas Dunk, whose name was taken by Halifax. In 1748 he became president of the Board of Trade. While filling this position he helped to found Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, which was named after him, and in several ways he rendered good service to trade, especially with North America. In March 1761 Halifax was appointed lord-lieutenant of Ireland, 1763 - 65 First Lord of the Admiralty.
 Hinchinbrook Isld / Hinchinbrook Channel (right)
19.5.1819. King. Hinchinbrook was one of the titles held by the Montagu family, formerly Earls of Halifax, so King related the Island to Halifax Bay (named by Cook).
Hillock Pt
8.6.1770. Cook. Its shape.
George Pt
8.6.1770. Cook. Named after George Montague Dunk, Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty, Cook's patron.
Cape Sandwich
8.6.1770. Cook. Named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718- 1792), born 03.011., educated at Eton and at Trinity college, Cambridge, became First Lord of the Admiralty, until dismissed by the King in June 1751. He became Postmaster General in 1768, Secretary of State in 1773, and again Lord of the Admiralty from 1771 to 1782. For corruption and incapacity his administration is unique in the history of the British Navy.
Cape Richards
1885-88. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut G.E. Richards RN, commanding officer survey vessel, HMS Paluma, 1885-88.
Rockingham Bay
8.6.1770. Cook. Named after Charles Watson Wentworth, 2nd Marquise of Rockingham (1730 - 1782), born 19.03. or 13.05., was educated at Westminster School and St.John's College, Cambridge. He formed his first administration with General Conway and the duke of Grafton as Secretaries of State in July 1765. He was replaced by Grafton in 1765. He became again Primeminister on 27.03.1782.
Goold Isld
19.6.1819. King. Recorded without any indication of origin of name.
Brook Islds
No information available
Family Islds
8.6.1770. Cook. Perhaps because they are a group or family of islands.
 Dunk Isld (right)
8.6.1770. Cook. Named after George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax (1716 - 1771). He became earl on his fatber's death in 1739. Educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was married in 1741 to Anne Richards, a lady who had inherited a great fortune from Sir Thomas Dunk, whose name was taken by Halifax. In 1748 he became president of the Board of Trade. While filling this position he helped to found Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, which was named after him, and in several ways he rendered good service to trade, especially with North America. In March 1761 Halifax was appointed lord-lieutenant of Ireland, 1763 - 65 First Lord of the Admiralty. He was also Cook's patron.
Clump Pt
Named by Captain Owen Stanley RN (1811-1850) naval officer HMS Rattlesnake, 1848, using descriptive term.
Murdering Pt
Some survivors of the wreck of the brig Maria on 14th February 1872, who had reached the coast by raft, were killed by local Aborigines here.
Double Pt
1848. Stanley. Descriptive.
Cooper Pt
No information available.
Flinders Reefs
26.7.1802. Flinders. Named after Samuel Flinders.
Heralds Surprise
Probably named after HMS Herald, survey vessel in Reef waters, 1858-61.
Dart Reef
HMS Dart, steam yacht, converted to survey vessel 1882, carried hydrographers in Great Barrier Reef waters, Torres Strait, Coral Sea and New Hebridies and the Solomon Islands 1882-1904.
Flora Reef
No information available.
Holmes Reef
Coringa Islds
Of Aboriginal origin.
Willis Group
No information available.
Northumberland Islds
9.6.1770. Cook. Named after Hugh Percy, First Duke of Northumberland (1715-1786).
Frankland Islds
9.6.1770. Cook. Named after Admiral Sir Thomas Frankland (1717?-1784).
Fltzroy Isld / Cape Grafton
9.6.1770. Cook. Named after August Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735 - 1811). Educated at Westminster and Cambridge, became 1765 Secretary of State under Rockinham, but retired a year later, and soon afterwards became First lord of the Treasury, and nominally Primeminister under Pitt, in 1766, and again under Rockingham in 1882. He was Prime Minister on Cook's departure from England.
 Green Isld (right)
9.6.1770. Cook. Its appearance.
Double Isld
9.6.1770. Cook. Its appearance.
Buchan Pt
Derived from Mount Buchan, named by George Elphinstone Dalrymple (1826-1876), explorer, public servant and politician, 20 October 1873, after one of the districts of his native Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Trinity Bay
10.6.1770. Cook. Sighted on Trinity Sunday, the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity. Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity: God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Port Douglas
Derived from town name which was named after John Douglas (1828-1904) politician and administrator, Premier 1877-79, Resident and Magistrate at Thursday Island 1885-1904.
Dayman Pt
1847-48. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut J. Dayman, naval officer, HMS Rattlesnake, 1847-48.
Snapper Isld
June 1815. Jeffreys. Abundance of snapper.
Cape Kimberley
24.10.1873. Dalrymple. Named after John Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley (1826-1902) Secretary of State for the Colonies 1870-74, 1880-82.
Alexandra Bay
No information available.
Cape Tribulation
10.6.1770. Cook. Fom here began "Cook's troubles".
Weary Bay
10.6.1770. Cook. Travelling was found to be wearysome.
Rattlesnake Pt
1847-48. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Rattlesnake, 1847-48, which anchored off here.
Obree Pt
Of Aboriginal origin.
Endeavour Reef
10.6.1770. Cook. reef upon which the Endeavour ran aground.
Papuan Passage
A channel in which HMAS Bungaree performed minelaying operations in 1942. HMAS Bungaree was based at that time at Port Morseby in Papua New Guinea.
Cruiser Passage
A channel through which cruisers and battleships passed on their way to and from the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942.
Lena Reef
Cairns Reef
Its proximity to the ciry of Cairns, which was named by Queensland Colonial Government 1876, after Sir William Wellington Cairns (1828?-1888), Governor of Queensland 1875-77.
Forsburg Pt
Rocky Pt
Descriptive.
Walker Bay
Boulder Reef
Descriptive.
Nob Point
 Cape Bedford (right)
4.8.1770. Cook. Named after 4th Duke of Bedford, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1744-47.
Lark Reef / Lark Passage
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Lark, survey vessel on Australia Station 1881-85.
Marx Reef
Forrester Reef
Named after William Vassall Birkley Forrester (1859-1931), Harbourmaster, Brisbane 1901-28, Chairman of Marine Board of Queensland 1914-28. Formerly "Ef" (F) Reef,
Conical Rock
Descriptive.
Three Islds
10.8.1770. Cook. Their proximity to each other.
Low Woody Isld
Descriptive.
Long Reef
Descriptive.
Two Isld
Descriptive.
Cape Flattery
10.8.1770. Cook. From this point a judgement of navigable sea was made.
Heisdon Reef
Ribbon Reef
Descriptive.
South Direction Isld / North Direction Isld
28.5,1789. Bligh. In fair weather the islands showec the way through the Gt Barrier Reef.
Martin Reef
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut W.H. Martin, naval officer survey vessel HMAS Moresby 1926-31, 1933-36. Formerly Em (M) Reef.
Linnet Reef
Formerly named L Reef by Matthew Flinders.
Lookout Pt
11.8.1770. Cook. Cook searched for a break in the Gt. Barrier Reef from here.
Palfrey Isld
One of three smaller islands (Palfrey, South and Bird) near Lizard Island.
Lizard Isld
12.8.1770. Cook. The only animals seen here by Cook were lizards.
Nymph Isld
Turtle Group
No information available.
Pethebridge Islets
Formerly Q (Kew) Reef. Recalls Dept of Ports inspector, H. L. Pethebridge.
Young Reef
17.7.1819. King. King reflected here on the developments of the young colony.
Carter Reef
Day Reef
Cooks Passage
17.8.1770. Cook. The passage Lieut. James Cook found to take HMS Endeavour through the reef. Cook named it Providential Channel.
Half Mile Opening
Descriptive of the location of this channel through the reef.
One Mile Opening
Descriptive of the location of this channel through the reef.
One and a Half Mile Opening
Descriptive of the location of this channel through the reef.
Hicks Reef
Possibly named by Admiralty Hydrographer, after Lieutenant Zachary Hicks RN (1739-1771) naval officer and First Lieutenant, HM Bark Endeavour 1768-71.
Howick Group
April 1815. Jeffreys. Named after Sir Charles Grey, Viscount Howick (1729-1807) by Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys in HM Colonial Brig “Kangaroo”. Jeffreys and the “Kangaroo” were on their way from Port Jackson to Ceylon with a part of the 73rd Regiment, which had finished their tour of duty in New South Wales.
Murdoch Isld
1815. Jeffreys. Possibly named after a crew member of HM Colonial Brig “Kangaroo”.
Houghton Isld
1815. Jeffreys. Possibly named after a crew member of HM Colonial Brig “Kangaroo”.
Howick Isld
1815. Jeffreys. Named after Sir Charles Grey, Viscount Howick (1729-1807).
Noble Isld
1815. Jeffreys. Noble, naval surgeon, HMAB Kangaroo.
Bewick Isld
1815. Jeffreys. Possibly named after a crew member of HM Colonial Brig “Kangaroo”.
Mid Reef
1815. Jeffreys. Its location.
Ingram Isld
April 1815. Jeffreys. Possibly named after a crew member of HM Colonial Brig “Kangaroo”.
Combe Isld / Combe Reef
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut J.W. Combe, naval officer, HMS Paluma 1885-88.
Crescent Reef
1815. Jeffreys. Descriptive.
Stapleton Isld
Christie Palmerston (1850?-1897) explorer and prospector
Red Pt
1815. Jeffreys. Descriptive.
Cape Bowen
1815. Jeffreys. Named after Captain James Bowen, Naval Commander at Madeira, Canary Islands.
Weigall Reefs
1898. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut S.C. Weigall, HMS Waterwitch, survey vessel in area 1898.
Barrow Pt
1815. Jeffreys. Named after John Barrow, Secretary to the Admiralty.
South Warden Reef / North Warden Reef
Waterwitch Passage
1898. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after HMS Waterwitch, survey vessel on Australia Station 1895-98.
Ninian Bay
June 1815. Jeffreys. Jeffrey's father's first name.
North Bay Pt
June 1815. Jeffreys. Descriptive.
Cape Melville (right)
Originally named Stoney Cape by Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys RN (1782-1826) naval officer and author, HM Armed Brig Kangaroo, June 1815, but later altered by him to Cape Melville, probably in honour of Henry Dundas, First Viscount Melville (1742-1811) First Lord of the Admiralty 1804-05.
Pipon Isld
Bathurst Bay / Bathurst Head
June 1815. Jeffreys. Named after Henry,Third Earl of Bathurst KG (1762-1834), Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Flinders Group / Flinders Isld
30.5.1815. Jeffreys. Named after Matthew Flinders RN (1774-1814) navigator, hydrographer and scientist.
Denham Isld
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Captain Henry Mangles Denham (1799-1887) naval officer and hydrographer, HMS Herald commander 1853-61.
King Isld
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut (later Rear Admiral) Phillip Parker King RN (1791-1856) naval officer and hydrographer, HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid 1818-20.
Clack Isld / Clack Reef
1.6.1815. Jeffreys. Reason for name is not known.
Stanley Isld
1847. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Capt Owen Stanley RN (1811-1850) commanding officer HMS Rattlesnake 1847-48.
Maclear Isld
1881. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut J.P. Maclear, commanding officer HMS Alert, survey vessel on Australia Station 1881-82.
Blackwood Isld
1843. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Capt Francis Price Blackwood RN (1809-1854) naval officer, commanded HMS Fly 1843-45.
Princess Charlotte Bay
7.1.1872. Lieut. Charles Jeffreys. Named after Princess Charlotte of Wales. The bay was explored on the 76th anniversary of her birthday.
Wharton Reef
Formerly Dhu Light Reef
Claremont Pt / Claremont Isles
17.7.1819. King. Reason thus named is not recorded.
Tydeman Reef
Melville Passage
17.7.1819. King. Named after Henry Dundas, First Viscount Melville (1742-1811) First Lord of the Admiralty 1804-05.
Davey Reef
Wilson Reef
1897. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Sub Lieut W.T.P. Wilson of the survey vessel HMS Waterwitch 1895-97.
Lawry Passage
Rodda Reef
1897. RAN Hydrographer. Named after the Survey Recorder, survey vessel HMS Waterwitch 1897
 Corbett Reef
1897. Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after Lieut G.E. Corbett, naval officer, survey vessel HMS Waterwitch 1897.
Hedge Reef
Hannah Isld
Named in May 1881 by Captain J.F.L.P. Maclear, RN of HMS Alert after Walter Baynes Hannah, a well-known coastal master on the Queensland coast and the pilot on RMS Merkara when that vessel conducted the inaugural voyage of the newly-formed Queensland Royal Mail Line between Australia and London via the Queensland coast. She passed through while Maclear and Alert were on the Queensland coast. The event is also commemorated by Mount Merkara on the mainland opposite Hannah Point.
Magpie Reef
Formerly Emma Reef.
Colmer Pt
Fife Isld
Creech Reef
Ogilvie Reef
Formerly known as O Reef, as named by Matthew Flinders.
First Three Mile Opening
Desrciptive of its position.
Cape Sidmouth
June 1815. Jeffreys. Named after Lord Sidmouth, Home Secretary 1812-22.
Blanchard Reef
Friendly Pt
Bow Reef
Celebration Reef
Tijou Reef
Bobardt Pt
Waterwitch Reef
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after the survey vessel HMS Waterwitch, 1897.
Second Three Mile Opening
Desrciptive of its position.
Chapman Isld
Named after Captain Thomas George Chapman, master mariner and British India Torres Strait pilot.
Cape Direction
Derived from Isle of Direction named by Lieutenant William Bligh RN (1754- 1817) while on passage Tofua to Koepang in HMS Bounty's longboat after the Bounty mutiny, noting the entrance through the Great Barrier Reef used on 28.5.1789.
Bligh Reef
28.5,1789. Bligh. Named after Lieutenant William Bligh (1754-1817), who traversed Bligh Boat Entrance (adjacent to Bligh Reef) while sailing HMS Bounty's Launch from Tofoa (Tonga Group) to Batavia in 1789, after the Bounty Mutiny. Reef marked on his chart by Bligh and later added to Admiralty charts from it.
Orchid Pt
Lloyd Bay
June 1815. Jeffreys. Named after Lloyd Gill, Jeffreys' brother-in-law.
Cape Griffin
Restoration Rock
30.5.1789. Bligh. Named on the anniversary of the restoration of king Charles II to the throne.
Weymouth Bay / Cape Weymouth
17.8.1770. Cook. Named after Viscount Weymouth, a Sectetary of State when Cook sailed.
Portland Reef
Flinders. Duke of Portland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, William Portland.
Eel Reef
Gallon Reef
Originally called Jih Reef
Forbes Isld
19.8.1770. Cook. Named after John Forbes, Admiral, a Lord of the Admiralty from 1756 - 1763 and a Commissioner of Longitude in 1768
Kay Reef
Nomad Reef
Formerly Enn (N) Reef, as named by Matthew Flinders.
Temple Bay
19.8.1770. Cook. Beaglehole gives two possible origins for the name: 1. After Henry Temple, Second Viscount Palmerston (1739-1802) Lord of the Admiralty 1766-77. 2.After Richard Grenville, Earl Temple (1711-1779), First Lord of the Admiralty 1756.
Piper Islands / Piper Reef
Mosquito Point
Ball Head
Its shape. Cook named it Bolt Head, 17.8.1770.
Haggerstone Isld
Clarke Isld
Cape Grenville
19.8.1770. Cook. Named after George Grenville (1712 - 1770). English statesman, born 14.10., educated at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford, was called to the bar in 1735, entered Parliament in 1741 as member for Buckingham in which position he continued until his death. His nickname was "gentle shepherd", because he bored the House by asking over and over again, during the debate on the Cider Bill of 1763, that somebody should tell him "where" to lay the new tax, if it was not to be put on cider. He was First Lord of the Admiralty for a few months in 1763, and afterwards Prime Minister for two years.
North Channel
Descriptive name identifying its location.
Blackwood Channel
Aug 1843. Blackwood. Named after expedition leader, Price Blackwood.
Yule Detached Reef
Aug 1843. Blackwood. Named after Lieut. Chales Yuleof the cutter, Bramble.
Star Reef
Aug 1843. Blackwood.
Job Reef
Five Reefs
Aug 1843. Blackwood. Descriptive.
Fly entrance
Aug 1843. Blackwood. Named after the cutter, Fly.
Ashmore Banks
Named after the steamer, Ashmore, 2519 tons gross, built 1899 and owned by Adam Steamship Company Ltd, which is known to have made voyages from the United Kingdom to Queensland in 1901 and 1903. Alternatively, could be named after Captain Samuel Ashmore, master mariner, whose ship Hibernia used Hibernia Entrance in the Reef in 1810.
Middle Banks
Aug 1843. Blackwood. Its location in the reef system.
Sir Charles Hardy Isld
 18.8.1770. Cook. Named after Admiral Sir Charles Hardy (right). He was second in command in Hawke's great action in Quiberon Bay, 1759.
Cockburn Reef / Cockburn Isld
17.8.1770. Cook. Named after Admiral George Cockburn, Comptroller of the Navy when Cook sailed.
Magra Isld
17.8.1770. Cook. Named after HMS Endeavour crew member, James Magra (Mario Matra), after whom the Sydney suburb of Matraville was named. Matra was a major proponent for the establishment of a British colony at Botany Bay in the 1780s.
Guthray Reef
Forwood Reef
Thrush Reef
Formerly T (Tee) Reef as named by Matthew Flinders.
Saunders Isld
Named after Grahame W Saunders, PhD (1933-1988) - First Queensland NPWS Director. Foundation member of the GBRCC.
Bird Islds
21.8.1770. Cook. Many birds seen here.
Shelburne Bay
20.8.1770. Cook. Named after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.
Double Pt
Descriptive.
Macarthur Isld / Hannibal Isld
24.7.1819. King. Named after Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur (1788-1861) pastoralist, politician and businessman who had married King's sister Anna Maria in 1812.
Viking Reef
Formerly V Reef nd Osborne Reef.
Wizard Reef
Boydong Cays
Bushy Isld
Descriptive.
Hunter Reefs / Hunter Pt
24.7.1819. King. Named after John Hunter, Governor of New South Wales.
Wallace Isld
East Isld
24.7.1819. King. Its location.
Jardine Isld
Named after John Jardine (1807-1874) pastoralist and magistrate, and Francis Lascelles Jardine (1841-1919) pastoralist, who were associated with the settlement at Somerset, Cape York.
Halfway Isld
24.7.1819. King. Its location.
Cholmondely Isld
Denham Passage
Named after Henry Denham, master Herald, who surveyed the area in 1858.
Pearsons Reef
Pearn Reef
Cairncross Isld
Named after William Cairncross (1814-1896), businessman, who built his home "Colmslie" near the rocks.
Bushy Isld
Descriptive.
Mitman Isld
Sinclair Isld
Named, possibly by Admiralty Hydrographer, after Henry Daniel Sinclair (1818- 1868) master mariner, commanded Santa Barbara in 1859.
Gilmore Bank
Oxford Bay
Ussher Pt
Possibly named after Captain James Ussher, master of the SS Corea which foundered on E. Reef in Weymouth Bay, off Portland Roads, 1893.
Arnold Isld
Admiralty Hydrographer. Named after surgeon Arnold RN, passenger aboard the sailing vessel Indefatigable in August 1815.
Furze Pt
Tein Isld
Thomson Isld
Possibly named after Sir Edward Deas Thomson (1800-1879) Colonial Secretary of New South Wales from 1837 to 1856.
Sharp Pt
Turtle Head Isld
3.6.1789. Bligh. Turtle bones and shells found here but no turtles.
North Ledge
Descriptive of its positiom.
South Ledge
Descriptive of its positiom.
Wyborn Reef
Formerly Y Reef.
Johnson Isld
Mt Adolphus Isld / Little Adolphus Isld
Also locally known as Mori. Named after Prince Adulphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850), the tenth child of King George III of the United Kingdom.
Newcastle Bay
21.8.1770. Cook. Named after Thomas Pelham-Hollis, Duke of Newcastle.
Albany Isld
1846. Yule. Named after Duke of York and Albany.
Eborac Isld
Reportedly a Latin word, the name of the City of York in England.
Portlock Reef
1.9.1792. Bligh. Named after Lieut. Nsthaniel Portlock of the brig Assistant.
Bond Reef
3.9.1792. Bligh. Named after 1st lieut. Francis Godolphip Bond, of the Providence.
Anchor Key
3.9.1792. Bligh. A good place to anchor.
Darnley Isld
3.9.1792. Bligh. Named after Henry Stuart, Duke of Darnley (1545-1567), Consort to Mary, Queen of Scots.
Bligh Entrance
3.9.1792. Bligh. Named after Capt. Willam Bligh, expedition leader.
Canoe Key
4.9.1792. Bligh. Natives seen fishing from canoes here.
Nepean Isld
6.9.1792. Bligh. Named after Evan Nepean, Secretary to the Admiralty.
Stephen Isld
7.9.1792. Bligh. Named after Sir Philip Stephens, Secretary of the Admiralty up until 1795 when he was relieved by Nepean.
Campbell Isld
7.9.1792. Bligh. Named after James Campbell, midshipman, assistant.
Dungerness Reef
9.9.1792. Bligh. It resembled coast near Dungerness, England.
Warriors Isld
9.9.1792. Bligh. Native wareriors encountered in a canoe.
Six Sisters
9.9.1792. Bligh. Six low islands in a row.
Turtle Backed Islds
11.9.1792. Bligh. Turtles seen here.
Cap isld
11.9.1792. Bligh. A high island shped like a hat.
The Brothers
11.9.1792. Bligh. An island with two peaks.
Burke Isld
11.9.1792. Bligh. Named after Admiral William Augustus Burke (1759-1807)
Nichols Key
12.9.1792. Bligh. Named after William Nichols, master, Providence.
Clarence Archipelago
17.9.1792. Bligh. Named after the Duke of Clarence.
Traitors Isle
11.9.1792. Bligh. numerous naives who at first appeared friendly, turned hostile, killing Lieut. W Terry.
Blighs Farewell
18..9.1792. Bligh. Passage through which Bligh sailed into the Indian Ocean. Now called Bligh Channel.
 Entrance Key
1.9.1791. Edwards. Used as an entry point to the inside of the reef.
Cape York (right) / York Isles
21.8.1770. Cook. Named after Prince Edward, the Duke of York and Albany.
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