Mcivor River Mouth

The McIvor River mouth lies on the east coast of Cape York in northeastern Australia, where fresh water meets tidal waters and the sea. Reefs and sheltered beaches line the shore, and fish and shellfish gave coastal communities a steady supply of food. Across the wider region, Aboriginal communities used coastal and inland resources and travelled according to seasonal conditions.

Aboriginal societies of this region spoke distinct languages and kept their ties through kinship, ceremony and exchange. Coastal and inland groups shared materials and knowledge long before European ships reached these shores. In 1815 Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys of the Royal Navy named Princess Charlotte Bay on this coast after Princess Charlotte of Wales.