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, Australia.

Geography

The bay is offshore from the localities of

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(in both

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and Aboriginal Shire of Napranum), a number of localities in

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( Rocky Point, Trunding, Nanum, Evans Landing) and Aurukun (in the

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). Three rivers flow into the bay: *

() * Embley River () * Hey River ()

History

The bay was named after the

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's steamer ''Albatross''. The name was chosen either by its master Captain Kerr or by John Douglas when he was the

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References

{{Reflist Bays of Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria