Endeavour Strait
The Endeavour Strait is a strait running between the Australian mainland Cape York Peninsula and Prince of Wales Island in the extreme south of the Torres Strait, in northern Queensland, Australia. It was named in 1770 by explorer James Cook, after his own vessel, HMS Endeavour, and he used the strait as passage out to the Indian Ocean on his voyage.
| Endeavour Strait | |
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Endeavour Strait | |
A map of the Torres Strait Islands, with the Endeavour Strait located south of Prince of Wales Island (Muralug) in the Torres Strait | |
| Location | Northern Australia |
| Coordinates | 10°47′3″S 142°17′20″E |
| Type | Strait |
| Etymology | The Endeavour |
| Part of | Torres Strait |
| Ocean/sea sources | Arafura Sea |
| Basin countries | Australia |
| Managing agency | Torres Strait Island Region |
| Max. length | 48 km (30 mi) |
| Max. width | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
| Average depth | 15 m (49 ft) |
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