Keppel Bay

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23°23′20″S 150°53′53″E / 23.389°S 150.898°E / -23.389; 150.898 (Keppel Bay)[1]River sourcesFitzroy RiverOcean/sea sourcesCoral SeaBasin countriesAustralia

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 (23°27′00″S 151°01′00″E / 23.4500°S 151.0167°E / -23.4500; 151.0167 (Station Point)) in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie (23°16′47″S 150°49′29″E / 23.2797°S 150.8247°E / -23.2797; 150.8247 (Zilzie Point)) in the Shire of Livingstone.[2][1][3][4]

Islands

The named islands in Keppel Bay from north to south are:[5]

  • Round Rock off Zilzie (23°17′56″S 150°49′56″E / 23.2990°S 150.8321°E / -23.2990; 150.8321 (Round Rock))[6]
  • Flat Rock off Coorooman (23°18′51″S 150°50′56″E / 23.3142°S 150.8489°E / -23.3142; 150.8489 (Flat Rock))[7]
  • Girt Island off Keppel Sands / Joskleigh (23°21′22″S 150°48′49″E / 23.3561°S 150.8137°E / -23.3561; 150.8137 (Girt Island))[8]
  • Shelly Knob off Curtis Island (23°30′02″S 150°59′13″E / 23.5005°S 150.9869°E / -23.5005; 150.9869 (Shelly Knob))[9]
  • Satellite Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Port Alma (23°30′27″S 150°42′49″E / 23.5075°S 150.7136°E / -23.5075; 150.7136 (Satellite Island))[10]
  • Mackenzie Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23°30′39″S 150°51′51″E / 23.5108°S 150.8641°E / -23.5108; 150.8641 (Mackenzie Island))[11]
  • Egg Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23°31′19″S 150°49′50″E / 23.5219°S 150.8306°E / -23.5219; 150.8306 (Egg Island))[12]
  • Mud Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23°31′36″S 150°51′06″E / 23.5266°S 150.8516°E / -23.5266; 150.8516 (Mud Island))[13]
  • Balaclava Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off The Narrows (23°35′01″S 150°55′23″E / 23.5836°S 150.9230°E / -23.5836; 150.9230 (Balaclava Island))[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.[1][15]

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Keppel Bay & Curtis Island

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Keppel Bay – bay in Livingstone Shire (entry 17997)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Point – cape in Gladstone Region (entry 32297)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Zilzie Point – point in Shire of Livingstone (entry 38858)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Round Rock – rock in Livingstone Shire (entry 29205)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Flat Rock – rock in Livingstone Shire (entry 12729)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Girt Island – island in Livingstone Shire (entry 13848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Shelly Knob – island in Gladstone Regional (entry 30697)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Satellite Island – island in Rockhampton Regional (entry 29976)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Mackenzie Island – island in Livingstone Shire (entry 20452)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Egg Island – island (entry 11267)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Mud Island – island in Livingstone Shire (entry 23270)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Balaclava Island – island in Gladstone Regional (entry 1286)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  15. ^ Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World at Project Gutenberg

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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