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Cape Hawke
Coastal landform in New South Wales, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cape Hawke (32°12′S 152°34′E) is a coastal headland in Australia on the New South Wales coast, just south of Forster/Tuncurry and within the Booti Booti National Park.
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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.[1]