Port Essington

Port Essington

      inlet of the Arafura Sea, indenting the north shore of the Cobourg Peninsula, at the extreme north of the Northern Territory, Australia. About 19 miles (30 km) long and 7 miles (11 km) wide, it was surveyed in 1818 by Captain Phillip Parker King of the Royal Navy, who named it for Admiral Sir William Essington. In 1824 it was the site of Britain's third attempt to settle the north coast of Australia. The attempt failed, and the settlement, named Victoria, survived only from 1838 until 1849. Relics of the settlement are preserved in the Cobourg Marine Park. Cultured pearl farming is carried on in the inlet and other bays of the Cobourg Peninsula.

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  • Port Essington — …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Port Essington — (spr. Port Essingt n), einer der besten Häfen der Nordküste von Australien, an[369] der Nordseite der Halbinsel Koburg gelegen; hier wurde 1838 die Ortschaft Victoria gegründet, um den Handelsverkehr mit den Indischen Inseln zu vermitteln …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Port Essington — Port Essington, schmaler Einschnitt der Arafurasee in die Koburghalbinsel des zum Staate Südaustralien gehörigen Nordterritoriums. Eine hier 1824 von Sydney aus gegründete Strafkolonie wurde 1829 aufgegeben, ebenso 1850 der hier 1831 errichtete… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Port Essington — (spr. éssingt n), Einbuchtung der Arafurasee in der Halbinsel Coburg Nordaustraliens …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Port Essington — This article is about the early Australian settlement. For the settlement in British Columbia, Canada, see Port Essington, British Columbia.Port Essington is an inlet and historic site located on the Cobourg Peninsula in the Garig Gunak Barlu… …   Wikipedia

  • Port Essington — /pɔt ˈɛsɪŋtən/ (say pawt esingtuhn) noun an inlet and natural harbour on the Cobourg Peninsula in the NT; site of Port Victoria, abortive British settlement attempt (1838–49). Port Essington lies in territory traditionally inhabited by the… …  

  • Port Essington, British Columbia — Infobox Settlement official name = Port Essington, British Columbia other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Ghost town motto = imagesize = 220px image caption = Port Essington 1915 flag size = image seal size = image shield =… …   Wikipedia

  • Essington — (Port E.), Bai mit gutem Hafen an der Nordküste der Halbinsel Koburg (Arnhemsland, Australien) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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