Wide Bay is a bay of the Coral Sea off the coast of the localities of Rainbow Beach and Cooloola, both in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Wide Bay
Wide Bay at Rainbow Beach, 2016
Wide Bay
Location	Queensland
Group	Coral Sea
Coordinates	25.9006°S 153.1406°E / -25.9006; 153.1406 (Wide Bay)
Type	bay
Settlements	Rainbow Beach, Cooloola

History

Wide Bay was charted and named by Lieutenant James Cook on 18 May 1770 on his 1770 voyage along the east coast of Australia on the HM Bark Endeavour.[1]

References

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