Place Names Register Extract
Shoal Bay
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| Name |
Shoal Bay |
| Type Designation |
Locality |
| Place Id |
22276 |
| Place Type |
Administrative Area |
| Status |
Registered |
| Date Registered |
3 April 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) |
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Latitude:
-12° 21' S
(Decimal degrees -12.3659) |
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Longitude:
131° 03' E
(Decimal degrees 131.0548) |
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| Locality / Suburb |
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| Local Government Area |
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Litchfield Council |
| History/Origin |
The Shoal Bay locality takes its name from the feature named by Captains Wickham and Stokes on the "HMS Beagle" in 1839, who anchored in Shoal Bay and named it before going on to discover Emery Point and Port Darwin. The bay was named because of its shallowness. |
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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