Adam Bay is a locality in the
Northern Territory of Australia located about ENE of the territory capital of
Darwin.
Escape Cliffs (named for an encounter between Aboriginals and several officers of
HMS ''Beagle'') lies on its eastern shore.
Adam Bay was named after Admiral Sir
Charles Adam
Admiral Sir Charles Adam (6 October 1780 – 19 September 1853) was a British naval commander and Lord of the Admiralty who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He later commanded the royal yacht, ''Royal Sovereign'', and was the Member of Parl ...
in 1840 by Captain
John Clements Wickham of
HMS ''Beagle'' .
Adam Bay was investigated in 1864 by a survey party led by
Boyle Travers Finniss, as the possible location of a settlement to be named "Palmerston", favoured as the outlet of the
Adelaide River, which is navigable for a great distance. It was eventually abandoned in favour of
Port Darwin. See
Survey parties to the Northern Territory 1864–1870
A number of survey parties to the Northern Territory were involved in attempts to found a settlement in the Northern Territory during the years 1864–1870. This article describes attempts by the South Australian Government to found a settlement i ...
.
Adam Bay is located within the federal division of
Lingiari, the territory electoral division of
Nelson and the local government area of the
Litchfield Municipality.
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References
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Bays of the Northern Territory
History of the Northern Territory
History of South Australia