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Moreton Bay has an average depth of 6.8 metres (22 ft), [4] however parts of the bay are deeper than 30 metres (98 ft). [26] This relatively shallow depth lets light filter through to the seafloor, allowing an array of marine plants to grow which support a diverse range of fauna.
English: Map of Moreton Bay and surrounding land masses, ca. 1886 The map shows Moreton Island, Stradbroke Island before it separated into North and South Stradbroke, and the mainland coastline from Deception Bay in the north to the Pimpama River in the south. Bayside suburbs are named, as are coastal landmarks such as Skirmish Point, Cleveland ...
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 ...
Moreton Island is a popular destination for camping and fishing. It is one of the wettest parts of the City of Brisbane with precipitation spread evenly throughout the year compared to other parts of South East Queensland. Cape Moreton receives an annual average rainfall of 1,567 millimetres (61.7 in). [8]
Intertidal zone at Kings Beach, 2018. There are four zones in Moreton Bay Marine Park. [4] These are the Marine national park zone (green) which contain areas of high conservation value, Conservation park zone (yellow) allowing limited fishing and crabbing, Habitat protection (dark blue) zone for sensitive habitats with no trawling allowed and General use zone (light blue) allow activities ...
The channel was originally shown as Pumice-stone River on the maps of Matthew Flinders as he found an abundance of pumice stone lining the shoreline. He was the first European explorer to enter Moreton Bay in 1799 on the Sloop H. M. 'Norfolk' and spent two weeks exploring the bay and surrounds and naming Point Skirmish and Pumice-stone River.
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).
The reef is located within the Moreton Bay Marine Park and is monitored by the Reef Check conservation program. [citation needed] The reef is located within the Tweed–Moreton marine biogeographic region. There is a second Flinders Reef in the Coral Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) north-east of Townsville.