Cape Howe
Cape Howe is a coastal headland in Australia, forming the south-eastern end of the Black-Allen Line, the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
[edit] History
The point was named by Captain Cook when he passed it on 20 April 1770, honouring Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe who was Treasurer of the Navy at that time. The coordinates Cook gave are almost exactly the modern surveyed location.[1]
[edit] Environment
The cape lies within the Nadgee Nature Reserve on the NSW side, and the Croajingolong National Park on the Victorian side. The seas on the Victorian side of the point lie within the Cape Howe Marine National Park. The cape also lies within the Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it supports populations of Eastern Bristlebirds and Pilotbirds as well as other significant fauna.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Project Gutenberg, no.8106: Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World.
- ^ "IBA: Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
Coordinates: 37°30′S 149°58′E / 37.5°S 149.967°E
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