Wide Bay (Queensland) Explained

Wide Bay
Cities:	Rainbow Beach, Cooloola
Pushpin Map:	Queensland
Coordinates:	-25.9006°N 153.1406°W
Location:	Queensland
Group:	Coral Sea
Type:	bay

Wide Bay is a bay of the Coral Sea off the coast of the localities of Rainbow Beach and Cooloola, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.^{[1] [2]}

History

Wide Bay was charted and named by Lieutenant James Cook on 18 May 1770 on his 1770 voyage along the east coast of Australia on the HM Bark Endeavour.

Notes and References

1. 13 January 2021.
2. Web site: 12 November 2020. Bays - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125063709/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/7e779892-24a1-481f-ac87-7f371f7b3745. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.