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Moreton Bay en · PROPN

Etymology

Named Morton's Bay by James Cook after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton; the spelling change was due to a misprint.

Meanings

  1. A bay near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  2. A locality in the City of Brisbane and Redland City, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, partly surrounding the bay of the same name.
  3. A local government area north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia; in full, the City of Moreton Bay.

Deriveds

Moreton Bay lily · Moreton Bay ash · Moreton Bay bug · Moreton Bay pine · Moreton Bay chestnut · Moreton Bay fig

wikipedia: James Cook · wikipedia: James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton