Moreton Bay

Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19km from Brisbane, Queensland.

Geography

The bay extends some 160km from Caloundra in the north almost to Surfers Paradise in the south. It is separated from the Pacific Ocean by a chain of three sand islands. Moreton Island in the north, North Stradbroke Island, and South Stradbroke Island in the south. Moreton Island is protected as Moreton Island National Park. The bay itself contains around 360 islands in total.

Related Topics:
Surfers Paradise - Pacific Ocean - Sand island - Moreton Island - North Stradbroke Island - Moreton Island National Park

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The bay is generally shallow and sandy, though a substantive channel is maintained to allow access to the Port of Brisbane for international shipping.

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The Nerang, Coomera, Pimpama, Logan, Brisbane, Pine and Caboolture rivers all empty into Moreton Bay.

Related Topics:
Nerang - Coomera - Logan - Brisbane - Pine - Caboolture

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