View from the International Space Station of the town of Hervey Bay (upper left), the Great Sandy Strait (left), Fraser Island (lower) and Hervey Bay (upper and right), 2013
In July and August 1799 Matthew Flinders chartered the coast from Moreton Bay to Hervey Bay in the Norfolk.[3][4] Although he established that Fraser Island was not a peninsula (as was then believed) but an island, he failed to find a navigable channel through the Great Sandy Strait which separates the island from the mainland. His explorations of the area is commemorated by a monument called Matthew Flinders Lookout at the top of an escarpment facing the bay in Dayman Park, Urangan (25°17′21″S152°54′29″E / 25.2893°S 152.9080°E / -25.2893; 152.9080 (Matthew Flinder's Lookout)).[5]
Lieutenant Joseph Dayman was the first to navigate through the Great Sandy Strait on 10 November 1846 in a small decked boat called the Asp. It had been intended that Dayman rendezvous with HMS Rattlesnake but that ship had already departed. Dayman decided it was safer to take the Asp through the Great Sandy Strait rather than risk taking the route to the ocean side of the Fraser Island as he was concerned about the Breakpoint Spit at the north of Fraser Island.[5]
Whalesedit
A humpback whales during a whale watching tour
Hervey Bay is a resting place during the annual migration of approximately 35,000 humpback whales along Australia's east coast from the Great Barrier Reef down to the Antarctic Ocean. This migration involves approximately one third of the world's humpback whales. Most female whales each spend about two weeks in Hervey Bay nursing their calves. Young whales also rest in the bay but very few adult male whales rest in the bay.[6] Whales can normally be seen in the bay between July and November each year, where they exhibit many playful behaviours.[7][8] There are many companies offering whale watching tours in the bay during that time.[2] There are strict rules applying to the operation of boats in the vicinity of whales to avoid harm or stress to the whales.[9] Due to the popularity of the albino whale Migaloo (first sighted in 1991), there are particularly strict rules relating to approaching Migaloo or any seemingly white whale that might be Migaloo.[10]
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December 15, 2023
hervey, queensland, this, article, about, body, water, town, hervey, queensland, electoral, district, electoral, district, hervey, hervey, coral, bundaberg, region, fraser, coast, region, queensland, australia, known, whale, watching, hervey, bayview, from, in. This article is about the body of water For the town see Hervey Bay For the Queensland electoral district see Electoral district of Hervey Bay Hervey Bay is a bay of the Coral Sea in the Bundaberg Region and Fraser Coast Region of Queensland Australia 1 It is known for its whale watching 2 Hervey BayView from the International Space Station of the town of Hervey Bay upper left the Great Sandy Strait left Fraser Island lower and Hervey Bay upper and right 2013Hervey BayCoordinates25 00 13 S 152 50 36 E 25 0036 S 152 8433 E 25 0036 152 8433History editHervey Bay was logged by Lieutenant James Cook on 21 May 1770 on his exploration of the eastern Australian coast in the HM Bark Endeavour He named it Hervey s Bay after his return to England after Admiral Augustus John Hervey who was Lord of the Admiralty from 1771 to 1775 1 In July and August 1799 Matthew Flinders chartered the coast from Moreton Bay to Hervey Bay in the Norfolk 3 4 Although he established that Fraser Island was not a peninsula as was then believed but an island he failed to find a navigable channel through the Great Sandy Strait which separates the island from the mainland His explorations of the area is commemorated by a monument called Matthew Flinders Lookout at the top of an escarpment facing the bay in Dayman Park Urangan 25 17 21 S 152 54 29 E 25 2893 S 152 9080 E 25 2893 152 9080 Matthew Flinder s Lookout 5 Lieutenant Joseph Dayman was the first to navigate through the Great Sandy Strait on 10 November 1846 in a small decked boat called the Asp It had been intended that Dayman rendezvous with HMS Rattlesnake but that ship had already departed Dayman decided it was safer to take the Asp through the Great Sandy Strait rather than risk taking the route to the ocean side of the Fraser Island as he was concerned about the Breakpoint Spit at the north of Fraser Island 5 Whales edit nbsp A humpback whales during a whale watching tourHervey Bay is a resting place during the annual migration of approximately 35 000 humpback whales along Australia s east coast from the Great Barrier Reef down to the Antarctic Ocean This migration involves approximately one third of the world s humpback whales Most female whales each spend about two weeks in Hervey Bay nursing their calves Young whales also rest in the bay but very few adult male whales rest in the bay 6 Whales can normally be seen in the bay between July and November each year where they exhibit many playful behaviours 7 8 There are many companies offering whale watching tours in the bay during that time 2 There are strict rules applying to the operation of boats in the vicinity of whales to avoid harm or stress to the whales 9 Due to the popularity of the albino whale Migaloo first sighted in 1991 there are particularly strict rules relating to approaching Migaloo or any seemingly white whale that might be Migaloo 10 Southern right whales have also been recorded with increasing sighting rates 11 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hervey Bay Queensland a b Hervey Bay bay in Bundaberg Region entry 15808 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 20 February 2020 a b Whale watching in Hervey Bay When to go who to go out with and more Queensland Uncovered 11 October 2019 Retrieved 20 February 2020 A Voyage to Terra Australis with an accompanying Atlas 2 vol London G amp W Nicol 18 July 1814 The Early History of Tasmania R W Giblin 1928 a b Matthew Flinders Lookout Dayman Park Urangan Hervey Bay QLD POI Australia Archived from the original on 13 April 2019 Retrieved 20 February 2020 Couple s lifetime work reveals mystery of Hervey Bay s humpback whales Southern Cross University 22 August 2019 Retrieved 20 February 2020 Where the whales play Our Fraser Coast Fraser Coast Regional Council Archived from the original on 6 May 2014 Retrieved 5 May 2014 Whales Hervery Bay Fraser Coast Tourism and Events Archived from the original on 20 February 2020 Retrieved 20 February 2020 Whale watching Department of Environment and Science 17 November 2009 Retrieved 20 February 2020 Share the Water PDF Department of Environment and Science Queensland Government Archived PDF from the original on 24 December 2019 Retrieved 20 February 2020 Southern right whales in Hervey Bay 28 September 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hervey Bay Queensland amp oldid 1177514902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
