• Source: Keppel Bay

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 (23.4500°S 151.0167°E / -23.4500; 151.0167 (Station Point)) in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie (23.2797°S 150.8247°E / -23.2797; 150.8247 (Zilzie Point)) in the Shire of Livingstone.




Islands


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

Round Rock off Zilzie (23.2990°S 150.8321°E / -23.2990; 150.8321 (Round Rock))
Flat Rock off Coorooman (23.3142°S 150.8489°E / -23.3142; 150.8489 (Flat Rock))
Girt Island off Keppel Sands / Joskleigh (23.3561°S 150.8137°E / -23.3561; 150.8137 (Girt Island))
Shelly Knob off Curtis Island (23.5005°S 150.9869°E / -23.5005; 150.9869 (Shelly Knob))
Satellite Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Port Alma (23.5075°S 150.7136°E / -23.5075; 150.7136 (Satellite Island))
Mackenzie Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23.5108°S 150.8641°E / -23.5108; 150.8641 (Mackenzie Island))
Egg Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23.5219°S 150.8306°E / -23.5219; 150.8306 (Egg Island))
Mud Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23.5266°S 150.8516°E / -23.5266; 150.8516 (Mud Island))
Balaclava Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off The Narrows (23.5836°S 150.9230°E / -23.5836; 150.9230 (Balaclava Island))
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.




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.




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See also



Great Keppel Island
Cape Manifold
Pumpkin Island




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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