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English: A map showing the location of the baseline for the trigonometrical survey of Moreton Bay, Queensland, led by Robert Dixon which began in 1839. The baseline was measured on what was named Normanby Plains, now known as Harrisville which is 20km south of Ipswich and lies near Warrill Creek. This survey led to the first accurate map of the ...
The Moreton Bay Marine Park was declared in 1993. [5] Commencing in 2008, the Queensland Government has spent AU2$ million to create three artificial reefs within the marine park. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] One of these is Turner Reef, is 20-hectare (49-acre) site off the coast of Scarborough ( 27°11′47″S 153°07′45″E / 27.1963°S 153.1293°E ...
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from central Brisbane, Queensland. [2] It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. [3] The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are used by commercial operators who provide seafood to market.
A detailed map of Ludwig Leichhardt's route in Australia from Moreton Bay to Port Essington (1844 & 1845), from his Original Map, adjusted and drawn... by John Arrowsmith [12] [13] was ranked #8 in the ‘Top 150: Documenting Queensland’ exhibition when it toured to venues around Queensland from February 2009 to April 2010. [14]
OpenSeaMap is a software project collecting freely usable nautical information and geospatial data to create a worldwide nautical chart. This chart is available on the OpenSeaMap website, and can also be downloaded for use as an electronic chart for offline applications. [1] The project is part of OpenStreetMap. OpenSeaMap is part of the ...
The Gold Coast Seaway or Southport Seaway is the main navigation entrance from the Pacific Ocean into the Gold Coast Broadwater and southern Moreton Bay and is one of Australia's most significant coastal engineering projects. It is located at the northern end of the Southport Spit where the Nerang River enters the Pacific Ocean. The channel was ...
Moreton Bay is a locality split between the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland, both in Queensland, Australia.The locality includes all of the bay Moreton Bay (water and islands) between the mainland of the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland across to the western coast of Moreton Island and the western coast of North Stradbroke Island (including some islands but excluding others).
Nautical charts are essential tools for marine navigation; many countries require vessels, especially commercial ships, to carry them. Nautical charting may take the form of charts printed on paper (raster navigational charts) or computerized electronic navigational charts. Recent technologies have made available paper charts which are printed ...