Byron Bay

These waters lie southeast of Cape Byron, or Walgun, on the coast of the Bundjalung people. Near the cape, the rocks known as Nguthungulli are associated with stories and ceremonies of the Arakwal and other Bundjalung communities. James Cook passed the headland in May 1770 and named it after the navigator John Byron. Offshore currents and the exposed cape make this the easternmost turning point of the Australian mainland.