Place Names Register Extract
Beagle Gulf
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| Name |
Beagle Gulf |
| Type Designation |
Locality |
| Place Id |
22321 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 14' S
(Decimal degrees -12.2471) |
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Longitude:
130° 31' E
(Decimal degrees 130.517) |
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| History/Origin |
This locality is named after the feature Gulf over which it exists. Beagle Gulf is named after the ?Beagle? in which Captains Wickham and Stokes surveyed the Northern Australian coast in 1844, naming Port Darwin, among other features. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date |
Gazettal |
Comment |
| 03/04/2007 |
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Date of Registration |
| 04/04/2007 |
NTG 14 |
Notice of Naming |
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