Cape Hawke
Cape Hawke is a coastal headland in Australia on the New South Wales coast, just south of Forster/Tuncurry and within the Booti Booti National Park. The cape was named by Captain Cook when he passed it on his Endeavour voyage on 12 May 1770, honoring Edward Hawke who was First Lord of the Admiralty.Photo: Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forster and Tuncurry.
Forster
Photo: Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forster is a coastal town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, on country of the Worimi People, Australia, in the Mid-Coast Council LGA, about 308 km north-north-east of Sydney.
Tuncurry
Town
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Tuncurry is a coastal town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Coast Council LGA, about 307 km north north east of Sydney. It is immediately adjacent to its twin town of Forster, which is the larger of the two towns. Tuncurry is situated 8 km northwest of Cape Hawke.
Cape Hawke
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Australia
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Mid-Coast, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Cape Hawke from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Hawke” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape Hawke”
- Czech: “Mys Hawke”
- Italian: “capo Hawke”
- Swedish: “Cape Hawke”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Green Point and Coomba Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Latitude Rock and Mcbrides Beach.
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