Keppel Bay
Boats anchored at Rosslyn Bay Harbour, on Keppel Bay
Keppel Bay is located in Queensland
Keppel Bay
Keppel Bay
LocationCentral Queensland
Coordinates23°23′20″S 150°53′53″E / 23.389°S 150.898°E / -23.389; 150.898 (Keppel Bay)[1]
River sourcesFitzroy River
Ocean/sea sourcesCoral Sea
Basin 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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "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


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