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.

Keppel Bay
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]

View

Keppel Bay & Curtis Island

See also

• Great Keppel Island
• Cape Manifold
• Pumpkin Island

References

1. "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. "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

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