| Keppel Bay | |
|---|---|
 Boats anchored at Rosslyn Bay Harbour, on Keppel Bay | |
  Keppel Bay | |
| Location | Central Queensland |
| Coordinates | 23°23′20″S 150°53′53″E / 23.389°S 150.898°E [1] |
| River sources | Fitzroy River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Coral Sea |
| Basin countries | Australia |
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) in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie ( 23°16′47″S 150°49′29″E / 23.2797°S 150.8247°E) 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) [6]
- Flat Rock off Coorooman ( 23°18′51″S 150°50′56″E / 23.3142°S 150.8489°E) [7]
- Girt Island off Keppel Sands / Joskleigh ( 23°21′22″S 150°48′49″E / 23.3561°S 150.8137°E) [8]
- Shelly Knob off Curtis Island ( 23°30′02″S 150°59′13″E / 23.5005°S 150.9869°E) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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]
View
Keppel Bay & Curtis Island
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Keppel Bay – bay in Livingstone Shire (entry 17997)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Bays - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Station Point – cape in Gladstone Region (entry 32297)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Zilzie Point – point in Shire of Livingstone (entry 38858)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Round Rock – rock in Livingstone Shire (entry 29205)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Flat Rock – rock in Livingstone Shire (entry 12729)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Girt Island – island in Livingstone Shire (entry 13848)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Shelly Knob – island in Gladstone Regional (entry 30697)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Satellite Island – island in Rockhampton Regional (entry 29976)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Mackenzie Island – island in Livingstone Shire (entry 20452)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Egg Island – island (entry 11267)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mud Island – island in Livingstone Shire (entry 23270)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Balaclava Island – island in Gladstone Regional (entry 1286)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ 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
