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Jumpinpin, the narrow stretch of land on Stradbroke Island, circa 1890 before the seas broke through to create Jumpinpin Channel. A channel in the general area of Jumpinpin may have formed and silted up several times over recent millennia. However, the most recent formation of the channel is generally blamed on two events.
South Passage between North Stradbroke Island and Moreton Island (centre right of image) South Passage is channel between the South Pacific Ocean and Moreton Bay. The other entrances to the bay are the North Passage or North Entrance and Jumpinpin Channel in the south. It was once the main entrance for ships entering the bay.
The institution was declared a home for the old and infirm, disabled, inebriates and for a short time lepers. The government steamer, Otter, carrying a captain and 11 crew, serviced the asylum twice weekly from Brisbane. To enable the steamer to birth at low tide a wooden jetty was constructed at the end of the causeway in 1886.
Tide tables, sometimes called tide charts, are used for tidal prediction and show the daily times and levels of high and low tides, usually for a particular location. [1] Tide heights at intermediate times (between high and low water) can be approximated by using the rule of twelfths or more accurately calculated by using a published tidal ...
Stradbroke Island, also known as Minjerribah, was a large sand island that formed much of the eastern side of Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland until the late 19th century. Today the island is split into two islands: North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island , separated by the Jumpinpin Channel .
It is separated from the Coral Sea by a chain of three sand islands: Moreton Island in the north, North Stradbroke Island, and South Stradbroke Island in the south. Tipplers Passage is the main channel on the western coast of South Stradbroke Island. The Gold Coast Seaway is at the southern extent of Moreton Bay, before the Gold Coast Broadwater.
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The iconic ferry is owned by Stradbroke Ferries [1] and can carry up to 20 vehicles per crossing. During floods the ferry is often out of service and alternative routes need to be taken by motorists. [2] The ferry is guided across the river by a steel cable which can sometimes lead to boating accidents for the unwary. [3]