Sandy Cape

Sandy Cape is the most northern point on Fraser Island off the coast of , Australia. The place was named Sandy Cape for its appearance by James Cook during his 1770 voyage up the eastern coast of Australia aboard the Endeavour.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape in Australia
  • Also known as: Moon Point”, “Sandy Point”, and “Woakoh

Sandy Cape

Latitude
-24.6981° or 24° 41′ 53″ south
Longitude
153.2641° or 153° 15′ 51″ east
Elevation
-16 metres (-52 feet)
Open location code
5R7M8727+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 821520431
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2150441
Wiki­data ID
Q2937101
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sandy Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Sandy Cape
  • Czech: Sandy Cape
  • French: Cap Sandy
  • Italian: capo Sandy
  • Swedish: Sandy Cape

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