Southern Moreton Bay Islands is an island group

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in the north-east of the

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, Australia. In the , Southern Moreton Bay Islands had no people. The Southern Moreton Bay Islands do not have a

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Geography

The locality consists of numerous very low-lying estuarine islands separated by channels in the southern part of

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 ...

. The islands are mostly covered by mangroves, and a substantial part of the area is inundated by water at high tide. Islands within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands: * Cobby Cobby Island * Coomera Island * Crusoe Island * Eden Island * Kangaroo Island (Boonnahbah) * Mosquito Islands * Short Island * Brocks Island * Rat Island * Tabby Tabby Island * Woogoompah Island Tipplers Passage Jacobs Well

Passages and

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within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands: * Canaipa Passage * Cobby Passage *

Coomera River The Coomera River is a perennial river located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of . Course and features Rising in Lamin ...

(North Branch) *

(South Branch) * Jewel Creek * Main Channel * The Broadwater * Tiger Mullet Channel *

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* Whalleys Gutter Several of the islands within the suburb are protected as the

Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park Southern Moreton Bay Islands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 44 km southeast of Brisbane. It forms part of the Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it suppor ...

. Most of the channels are protected as part of the

Moreton Bay Marine Park The Moreton Bay Marine Park was established in 1992 to protect ecologically significant habitats in Moreton Bay. The marine park extends from Caloundra south to the southern tip of South Stradbroke Island. The marine park's border extends up to t ...

. Additional protection for fish habitat is provided by the Jumpinpin-Broadwater Fish Habitat Area declared on 19 November 1983. The habitat of sea grass meadows and shallow estuarine areas are protected for a variety of sea life.

History

Southern Moreton Bay Islands was gazetted as a bounded locality on 7 Feb 2003. At the the locality had no population. In the , the locality had no population.

References

{{Localities in Gold Coast Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland Islands of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland

Geography

History

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