Cooks Monument Lookout, Duncombe Bay, Norfolk Island.
S 29° 00.130 E 167° 56.665
58J E 786847 N 6788198
A Lookout platform hangs over the coastal cliffs at Norfolk Island providing awesome views of the rugged northern coastline of this tiny Pacific island.
Waymark Code: WMZFRT
Location: Norfolk Island
Date Posted: 11/04/2018
Views: 2
Norfolk lies in the Pacific Ocean 1,580 kilometres from Sydney Australia and 1,060 kilometres from Auckland New Zealand discovered by Captain James Cook on his second world voyage in 1774. He is believed to have landed at Duncombe Bay, and a memorial was erected there in 1953.
Access to a Captain Cook Monument is via Duncombe Bay Road. There is a picnic area and a short walk leads down the sloping grass to an awesome Scenic Lookout platform which overhangs the steep rocky cliffs to give stunning coastal views of the small islands along the northern coast of Norfolk Island.
Type of overlook: platform
Picnic tables: yes
Benches: yes
Water/restrooms: no
Overlook designation: Designated
Elevation: 260.00
View:
Spectacular coastline views of the northern cliffs and islands along the shoreline of Norfolk Island.
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