Keppel Bay

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title: "Keppel Bay" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bays-of-queensland", "central-queensland"] topic_path: "general/bays-of-queensland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keppel_Bay" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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nameKeppel Bay
imageRosslyn Bay Harbour.jpg
captionBoats anchored at Rosslyn Bay Harbour, on Keppel Bay
locationCentral Queensland
coords
riversFitzroy River
oceansCoral Sea
countriesAustralia
pushpin_mapQueensland
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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.

Extent

Keppel Bay extends from Station Point on Curtis Island () in the Gladstone Region to Zilzie Point at Zilzie () in the Shire of Livingstone.

Islands

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

  • Round Rock off Zilzie ()
  • Flat Rock off Coorooman ()
  • Girt Island off Keppel Sands / Joskleigh ()
  • Shelly Knob off Curtis Island ()
  • Satellite Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Port Alma ()
  • Mackenzie Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point ()
  • Egg Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point ()
  • Mud Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off Thompson Point ()
  • Balaclava Island in the Fitzroy River mouth off The Narrows ()

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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References

References

  1. (12 November 2020). "Bays - Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
  2. {{Cite QPN. 17997. Keppel Bay. bay in Livingstone Shire
  3. {{Cite QPN. 32297. Station Point. cape in Gladstone Region
  4. {{Cite QPN. 38858. Zilzie Point. point in Shire of Livingstone
  5. {{cite QPN. 29205. Round Rock. rock in Livingstone Shire
  6. {{cite QPN. 12729. Flat Rock. rock in Livingstone Shire
  7. {{cite QPN. 13848. Girt Island. island in Livingstone Shire
  8. {{cite QPN. 30697. Shelly Knob. island in Gladstone Regional
  9. {{cite QPN. 29976. Satellite Island. island in Rockhampton Regional
  10. {{cite QPN. 20452. Mackenzie Island. island in Livingstone Shire
  11. {{cite QPN. 11267. Egg Island. island
  12. {{cite QPN. 23270. Mud Island. island in Livingstone Shire
  13. {{cite QPN. 1286. Balaclava Island. island in Gladstone Regional
  14. {{Queensland Globe
  15. {{gutenberg

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