Cape Howe is a coastal
headland
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in eastern
Australia
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, forming the south-eastern end of the
Black-Allan Line, a portion of the border between
New South Wales
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and
Victoria.
History
Cape Howe was named by
Captain Cook when he passed it on 20 April 1770, honouring
Admiral Earl Howe who was
Treasurer of the British Royal Navy at the time. The coordinates Cook gave are almost exactly the modern surveyed location.
See also
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Cape Howe Marine National Park
The Cape Howe Marine National Park is a protected marine national park situated off eastern Gippsland in the far eastern tip of Victoria, Australia. The marine park extends from just east of Gabo Island to Cape Howe and the New South Wales b ...
References
East Gippsland
South Coast (New South Wales)
Howe
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