2-525: Adam Bay is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 50 kilometres (30 mi) 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 in 1840 by Captain John Clements Wickham of HMS Beagle . Adam Bay
4-526: 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 . Adam Bay is located within the federal division of Lingiari ,
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