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Buckingham Bay
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| Name |
Buckingham Bay |
| Type Designation |
Bay |
| Place Id |
11281 |
| Place Type |
Feature |
| Status |
Recorded |
| Date Registered |
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| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 05' S
(Decimal degrees -12.0945) |
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Longitude:
135° 51' E
(Decimal degrees 135.8532) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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East Arnhem |
| Local Government Area |
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| History/Origin |
Named by Francis Cadell in October 1867 but not recorded in his narrative SAPP24 of 1868/9. The Bay was probably named after George Villiers, the 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 1823-1889, a close friend of Benjamin Disraeli. |
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