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Coordinates: 12°3420S 141°3605E / 12.5722°S 141.6014°E / -12.5722; 141.6014 (Duyfken Point)
 

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Duyfken Point is a point in the localityofMission River, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia (12°34′20S 141°36′05E / 12.5722°S 141.6014°E / -12.5722; 141.6014 (Duyfken Point)).[1]

Geography

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Duyfken Point is on the western coast of Cape York Peninsula on the Gulf of Carpentaria.[2]

History

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Duyfken Point was named by Matthew Flinders on 8 November 1802 after the ship Duyfken commanded by the Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon.[1] It is claimed that Janszoon was the first European to sight the Australian coast in the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606, 164 years before Lieutenant James Cook sailed up the east coast of Australia.[3]

Uradhi (also known as Anggamudi, Ankamuti, Atampaya, Bawtjathi, and Lotiga) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Western Cape York Peninsula. The traditional language region includes north of Mapoon and Duyfken Point and east of the coast strip to the north of Port Musgrave (Angkamuthi country) incorporating the mouth of the Ducie River, the lower reaches of the Dulhunty River and the upper reaches of the Skardon River in the north. Following the displacement of Indigenous people by British settlement, it was also spoken in the Northern Peninsula Area Region including the communities of New Mapoon, Injinoo and Cowal Creek.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Duyfken Point – point in Cook Shire (entry 10966)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  • ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  • ^ "Janszoon 1606". Duyfken 1606 Replica. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  • ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Uradhi". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duyfken_Point&oldid=962115179"

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