Keppel Bay
| Keppel Bay | |
|---|---|
 Boats anchored at Rosslyn Bay Harbour, on Keppel Bay | |
| Location | Central Queensland |
| Coordinates | 23°23′S 150°53′E / 23.383°S 150.883°E[1] |
| River sources | Fitzroy River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Coral Sea |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Keppel Bay is a broad bay in Central Queensland, Australia at the mouth of the Fitzroy River on the coast of the Coral Sea off Rockhampton. Cape Keppel is at the Eastern end of the bay.
The bay and the nearby Keppel Islands (part of Keppel Bay Islands National Park) were named by Captain Cook when he was there on 27 May 1770, after Admiral Augustus Keppel of the British Royal Navy.[2]
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See also
References
- ^ "Keppel Bay". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ 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
