Hi friends. For a long time I have been trying to sort out what is the distinction between a Cape and a Peninsula.
Of course I am referring to our
Cape York Peninsula in tropical, far North Queensland.
I think I finally have it now.
The 'little bit' protruding at the very top, named by the great Captain
Cook, is
Cape York itself. 1k (?) in distance very approx ? Named after the then Duke of
York. (BTW, on the 21st Aug 1770.)
The rocky bit after the
rainforest walk from Pajinka ?
The 'local' name, badly chosen in my opinion is
The Tip. 'Have you been to
the Tip today?' !!?? Not the best phrase for one of Australia's ultimate adventures ! !?
Cape York Peninsula as a whole, is the land mass above, north of, a 'rough line' across from about
Innisfail on the east coast, west to the bottom of the Gulf.
From that line to
the tip of the Cape, the 'little bit', is
Cape York Peninsula. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Now related directly to all that, can someone help me with:- where we, the fortunate ones, have had our pictures taken, on the rocky shore where the
sign refers to ' .... the northern-most point of the Australian continent .' Is that actually the 'top/tip' of
Cape York' - the little bit ?? It surely must be !!??
I can't remember seeing that 'spelt out' anywhere !?
Sorry for the long question.
Laurie.