Keppel Bay
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Keppel Bay is a bay in Central Queensland, Australia, at the mouth of the Fitzroy River on the coast of the Coral Sea.
Extent
Keppel Bay extends from Station Point on Curtis Island (Template:Coord) in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie (Template:Coord) in the Shire of Livingstone.[1][2][3][4]
Islands
The named islands in Keppel Bay from north to south are:[5]
- Round Rock off Zilzie (Template:Coord)[6]
- Flat Rock off Coorooman (Template:Coord)[7]
- Girt Island off Keppel Sands / Joskleigh (Template:Coord)[8]
- Shelly Knob off Curtis Island (Template:Coord)[9]
- Satellite Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Port Alma (Template:Coord)[10]
- Mackenzie Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (Template:Coord)[11]
- Egg Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (Template:Coord)[12]
- Mud Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (Template:Coord)[13]
- Balaclava Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off The Narrows (Template:Coord)[14]
Despite the name, the islands in Keppel Bay Islands National Park are not within Keppel Bay but are to the north and east of the bay.[5]
History
Keppel Bay was named by Captain Cook when he was there on 27 May 1770, after Admiral Augustus Keppel of the British Royal Navy.[2][15]
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See also
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References
External links
- University of Queensland:Queensland Places: Keppel Bay Area
- David A. Ryan, Helen C. Bostock, Brendan P. Brooke, Darren Skene: Geomorphology and Stratigraphy of Keppel Bay, South-East Queensland, Australia, Geoscience Australia, 2009
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