Cape Gloucester

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The name Cape Gloucester may refer to two different places in the South Pacific:

A geographical feature, also known as Tuluvu, near the westernmost extremity of the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, the site of the Battle of Cape Gloucester, part of Operation Cartwheel, in 1943.

Gloucester Island, in the Australian state of Queensland was erroneously named "Cape Gloucester" by British explorer James Cook in 1770. The name has since been used for areas on the mainland nearby. The nearest town is Prosperpine.

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