Moreton Bay is a
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
split between the
City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainlan ...
and the
City of Redland, both in
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia. The locality includes all of the bay
Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...
(water and islands) between the mainland of the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland across to the western coast of
Moreton Island
Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) is an island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay on the coast of South East Queensland, Australia. The Coral Sea lies on the east coast of the island. Moreton Island lies northeast of the Queensland capital, Brisban ...
and the western coast of North Stradbroke Island (including some islands but excluding others).
In the , Moreton Bay had a population of 0 people (none of the included islands being inhabited).
Geography
The extent of the locality within the City of Brisbane is:
* in the north-west, the northernmost coastal point of
Brighton
* in the south-west, the southernmost coastal point of
Lota
* in the north-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of Moreton Island
* in the south-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island
and includes the following uninhabited islands (from north to south):
* Mud Island (Bungumba)
*
St Helena Island (Noogoon)
* Green Island (Milwarpa)
The extent of the locality within the City of Redland is:
* in the north-west, the northernmost coastal point of
Thorneside
* in the south-west, the southernmost coastal point of
Redland Bay
Redland Bay is a coastal semi-rural locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redland Bay had a population of 14,958 people.
Since the first European settlers arrived in the mid-19th century, Redland Bay has remained a f ...
* in the north-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island
* in the south-east, the southwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island that is north of Russell Island (one of the excluded areas below
and includes the following uninhabited islands from north to south:
* Goat Island
* Cassim Island
* Snipe Island
* Garden Island
* Pannikin Island
* Long Island
* Lagoon Island
* Redbill Island
but excludes the following islands (some inhabited, some not), from north to south:
*
Peel Island
Peel Island (Indigenous, Janday: ''Teerk Roo Ra'', also and more phonetically spelled 'Jercuruba' or 'Jercroobai' ) is a small heritage-listed island located in Moreton Bay, east of Brisbane, in South East Queensland, Australia. The island i ...
*
Coochiemudlo Island
Coochiemudlo Island is a small island in the southern part of Moreton Bay, near Brisbane, in South East Queensland, Australia. It is also the name of the locality upon the island, which is within the local government area of Redland City.
In ...
*
Macleay Island & Perulpa Island
*
Lamb Island
*
Karragarra Island
*
Russell Island & Willes Island & Double Island
The list of excluded islands or island groups above are separate localities within the City of Redland, all are inhabited with the exception of Peel Island, which was formerly inhabited but now is a protected area.
History
The locality name of ''Moreton Bay'' draws its name from the bay of the same name, which was named by Lieutenant
James Cook, commander of
HMS Endeavour
HMS ''Endeavour'' was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Australia and New Zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771.
She was launched in 1764 as the collier ''Earl of Pembroke'', ...
, after
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton
James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, PRS (1702 – 12 October 1768) was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death. He also became ...
, the President of the
Royal Society
The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...
who had helped to negotiate a grant of £4000 to finance the expedition.
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See also
* List of tramways in Queensland
List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are:
* Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles.
* Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ...
References
External links
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Suburbs of the City of Brisbane
Localities in Queensland