Keppel Bay
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| 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.
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]
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Keppel Bay & Curtis Island
