Location Central Queensland Ocean/sea sources Coral Sea Ocean/sea source Coral Sea | River sources Fitzroy River Basin countries Australia River source Fitzroy River | |
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Similar Keppel Bay Islands National, Rockingham Bay, Capricorn Coast National, Singing Ship, Trinity Bay | ||
Keppel Bay is a broad bay in Central Queensland, Australia at the mouth of the Fitzroy River. Cape Keppel is at the Eastern end of the bay.
Map of Keppel Bay, Queensland 4805, Australia
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.
References
Keppel Bay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA