Английская Википедия:Cape Gloucester, Queensland
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Cape Gloucester is a coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Cape Gloucester had a population of 85 people.[2]
Geography
Two parts of the Dryander National Park are in the east and south of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3] There are houses dotted along the coastline and along Hydeaway Bay Road (mostly on rural residential blocks).[3]
Coastal features
The locality has the following coastal features, clockwise:[4]
- Edgecumbe Bay (Шаблон:Coord)[5]
- Sinclair Bay (also known as Sinclaire Bay) (Шаблон:Coord).[5]
- Cape Gloucester (Шаблон:Coord)[4][6]
- Gloucester Passage (Шаблон:Coord)[7]
- Shoal Bay (Шаблон:Coord)[5]
- George Point (Шаблон:Coord)[4][8]
- Double Bay (Шаблон:Coord)[5]
Mountains
The locality has the following mountains:
- Ben Lomond (Sugar Loaf) (Шаблон:Coord) Шаблон:Convert[4][9]
- Cork Hills (Шаблон:Coord) Шаблон:Convert[4][10]
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.[11]
Demographics
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Cape Gloucester had a population of 62 people.[12]
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Cape Gloucester had a population of 85 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools in Cape Gloucester. The nearest government primary school is Proserpine State School in Proserpine to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Proserpine State High School, also in Proserpine.[3]
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