The story
The bay was named by explorer James Cook for the variety of plants observed near the shore. (Worcester College): So called from its remote situation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Botany Bay
Today it means: A bay of New South Wales, south of Sydney Cove, Australia; the site of a landing by explorer Captain James Cook and later of the First Fleet, and originally planned to be the site of the first penal colony in Australia. Full definition →