Keppel Bay
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Keppel Bay is a bay in Central Queensland, Australia, at the mouth of the Fitzroy River on the coast of the Coral Sea.
LocationCentral Queensland
Coordinates23.389°S 150.898°E[1]
River sourcesFitzroy River
Ocean/sea sourcesCoral Sea
| Keppel Bay | |
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Boats anchored at Rosslyn Bay Harbour, on Keppel Bay | |
  Keppel Bay | |
| Location | Central Queensland |
| Coordinates | 23.389°S 150.898°E[1] |
| River sources | Fitzroy River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Coral Sea |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Extent
Keppel Bay extends from Station Point on Curtis Island (23.4500°S 151.0167°E) in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie (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 (23.2990°S 150.8321°E)[6]
- Flat Rock off Coorooman (23.3142°S 150.8489°E)[7]
- Girt Island off Keppel Sands / Joskleigh (23.3561°S 150.8137°E)[8]
- Shelly Knob off Curtis Island (23.5005°S 150.9869°E)[9]
- Satellite Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Port Alma (23.5075°S 150.7136°E)[10]
- Mackenzie Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23.5108°S 150.8641°E)[11]
- Egg Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23.5219°S 150.8306°E)[12]
- Mud Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point (23.5266°S 150.8516°E)[13]
- Balaclava Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off The Narrows (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
