Place Names Register Extract

Finke Bay

Extract date: 24/11/2024

Name	Finke Bay
Type Designation	Bay
Place Id	12823
Place Type	Feature
Status	Recorded
Date Registered
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 14' S (Decimal degrees -12.2476)
	Longitude: 132° 02' E (Decimal degrees 132.048)
Locality / Suburb
	Van Diemen Gulf
Local Government Area

History/Origin	Probably named by John McDouall Stuart, when he reached the coast in July 1862 after successfully crossing the Australian Continent from south to north. Stuart makes no mention of naming the bay to the east of where his party reached the coast, however the name is shown on the map accompanying Stuart's journal. Finke Bay is believed to be named after Stuart's friend William Finke, Esq. of Adelaide, South Australia.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
	(None Found)

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