Place Names Register Extract
Cape Hotham
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Cape Hotham |
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| Type Designation | Cape |
| Place Id | 11552 |
| Place Type | Feature |
| Status | Recorded |
| Date Registered | |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 02' S (Decimal degrees -12.0445) | |
| Longitude: 131° 17' E (Decimal degrees 131.2969) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Hotham | |
| Local Government Area | |
| History/Origin | Named by Captain PP King on 11 May 1818, after Rear Admiral Sir Henry Hotham, KCB. Although no mention is made of the naming in the King's published journal "Survey of the Intertropical Coasts of Australia" of 1827, the name is mentioned in his journal. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
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