Edgecumbe BayEdgecumbe Bay is a bay in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.GeographyIt is part of the Coral Sea. It is between the headlands of Cape Edgecumbe and Cape Gloucester. From west to east, its coastline is with the localities of Bowen, Gregory River, and Cape Gloucester.HistoryThe bay was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 4 June 1770 in honour of George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe.EnvironmentThe bay is a protected area for dugongs.