Port Musgrave

Port Musgrave
280px The south shore of Port Musgrave, near Mapoon Aboriginal Community
Port Musgrave Location of Port Musgrave in Queensland
Location	Far North Queensland
Coordinates
Type	Estuarine bay
Etymology	In honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave
Part of	Port Musgrave Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland
River sources	Ducie River Wenlock River Namaleta Creek
Ocean/sea sources	Gulf of Carpentaria Arafura Sea
Basin countries	Australia
Surface elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Frozen	never
Settlements	Mapoon
References

Port Musgrave is a shallow, almost enclosed, estuarine bay located on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Two major rivers, the Wenlock and the Ducie discharge into it. The bay itself and the area surrounding it is defined as the Port Musgrave Aggregation DIWA nationally important wetland. The surrounding area is rich in freshwater swamps, while the estuary itself has tidal flats and mangroves, including stands of the Nipa Palm. It is an important breeding area for saltwater crocodiles. The small Aboriginal community of Mapoon lies on the southern shore of the bay.

The bay was discovered by Europeans in 1887 by Hugh Milinan and Edward Cullen who named the bay in honour of Sir Anthony Musgrave, at the time, the Governor of Queensland.