ðə pˈɔɪnt wʌz nˈeɪmd baɪ kˈæptɪn kˈʊk wɛn hiː pˈæst ðɛɹ ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ʃˈɪps dˈeɪt, fɔːɹ "sˌʌm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə lˈænd ɐbˌaʊt ɪɾ ɐpˈɪɹd ʌv ðæt kˈʌlɚ".
The point was named by Captain Cook when he passed there on 25 April 1770 (ship's date), for "some part of the Land about it appeared of that Colour".