Place Names Register Extract
New Year Island
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| Name |
New Year Island |
| Type Designation |
Island |
| Place Id |
16186 |
| Place Type |
Feature |
| Status |
Recorded |
| Date Registered |
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| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-10° 55' S
(Decimal degrees -10.9167) |
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Longitude:
133° 01' E
(Decimal degrees 133.0333) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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(None Found) |
| Local Government Area |
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| History/Origin |
PP King recognised the earlier discovery by Captain John McCluer of the Panther in 1792 in a voyage from Bombay via West Irian (New Guinea). King named the island on 24 March 1818. |
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