Cape Howe
Point in Australia
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Cape Howe is a coastal headland in eastern Australia, forming the south-eastern end of the Black-Allan Line, a portion of the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
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  Cape Howe Location on map of New South Wales | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′S 149°58′E | |
| Location | Australia |
History
Cape Howe was named by Captain Cook when he passed it on 20 April 1770, honouring Admiral Earl Howe who was Treasurer of the British Royal Navy at the time. The coordinates Cook gave are almost exactly the modern surveyed location.[1]
