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{{Short description|Cape in Queensland, Australia}}
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[[File:Cape Capricorn Light from sea.jpg|thumb|[[Cape Capricorn Light]], 2007]]
'''Cape Capricorn''' is a coastal headland on [[Curtis Island (Queensland)|Curtis Island]], [[Gladstone Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{cite QPN|6160|Cape Capricorn|accessdate = 2 November 2015}}</ref>

It was named by [[Captain Cook]] when he passed on 25 May 1770, since he found it to be located on the [[Tropic of Capricorn]] (which was located at 23°28′15″ in 1770).<ref>{{gutenberg|no=8106|name=Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World}}</ref>  The modern surveyed location of its endpoint is just slightly south of the present tropic.

==Heritage listings==
Cape Capricorn has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* North eastern  tip of Curtis Island: [[Cape Capricorn Light]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16465|Cape Capricorn Lightstation|601723|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>

==Lighthouse==
{{main|Cape Capricorn Light}}

A [[lighthouse]] was first established on the Cape in 1875. The current lighthouse, dating from 1964, is the third built on the site. The lighthouse, like most along the Queensland coast, is automated.<ref>{{cite loa|QLD|Cape%20Capricorn|Cape Capricorn}}</ref>

==View==
[[File:Annotatedsmallcurtisjpg.jpeg|thumb|left|500px|{{center|''Curtis Island ''}}]]
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==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.capricornlighthouse.com/ Cape Capricorn Lighthouse Escape] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629175914/http://www.capricornlighthouse.com/ |date=29 June 2010 }} - Curtis Island Lighthouse
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[[Category:Headlands of Queensland|Capricorn]]