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MELVILLE BAY

Volume 14 · 76 words · 1842 Edition

a harbour on the north coast of New Holland, at the west entrance into the Gulf of Carpentaria, visited by Captain Flinders, and found to be the best harbour in the gulf. Long. of Point Dundas, at the entrance of the bay, 136.41.40. E. Lat. 12.13.0. S. There is an island of the same name at the entrance into this gulf, on the west side, and about five miles long. Long. 136.52. E. Lat. 12.8. S.