Adventure Bay
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Coordinates: 43°21′20″S 147°19′34″E / 43.355609°S 147.326038°E Adventure Bay is a bay on Bruny Island in southeastern Tasmania. Discovered in 1773 by Tobias Furneaux,[1] it was named after his ship, HMS Adventure. James Cook explored the region in 1777, as did William Bligh in 1788 and 1792.
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- ^ Sprod, Dan (2005). "Furneaux, Tobias (1735 - 1781)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10174b.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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