Edgecumbe Bay
# Edgecumbe Bay

Edgecumbe Bay is a bay in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.

## Geography

It is located between Cape Edgecumbe and Cape Gloucester and is part of the Coral Sea.

## History

The bay was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 4 June 1770 in honour of George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.

