▁with ▁the ▁northern ▁ ▁back ed ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁wide ▁dens ely ▁veget ated ▁for ed une . ▁The ▁southern ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁section ▁includes ▁the ▁southern ▁ ▁of ▁beach , ▁which ▁curves ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁K idd ies ▁Cor ner . ▁It ▁receives ▁increasing ▁protection ▁from ▁Little ▁Head ▁with ▁waves ▁decre asing ▁in ▁height ▁down ▁the ▁beach . ▁R ips ▁usually ▁extend ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁head , ▁though ▁usually ▁smaller ▁in ▁size , ▁with ▁a ▁weak ▁permanent ▁rip ▁against ▁the ▁southern ▁rocks . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁is ▁marked ▁as ▁C abb age ▁Tree ▁Bo at ▁Har bour ▁on ▁a ▁map ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁C abb age ▁Tree ▁pal ms ▁liv ist ona ▁austral is ▁that ▁were ▁near ▁C abb age ▁Tree ▁Bo at ▁Har bour . ▁The ▁plant ' s ▁species ▁name ▁gave ▁origin ▁to ▁Liv ist ona ▁Lane , ▁off ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Road . ▁ ▁European ▁settlement ▁Governor ▁Philip ▁expl ored ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁head land ▁' Bar ren j ue e ', ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁ind igen ous ▁word ▁apparently ▁meaning ▁' you ng ▁k ang ar oo '. ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁Pal m ▁Beach , ▁Bar ren jo ey ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁Wh ale ▁Beach ▁() ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁James ▁N apper . ▁During ▁the