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Keppel Bay Islands are part of both a national park and a scientific national park in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
 (Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
), respectively 538 km and 518 km northwest of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. The islands are positioned in Keppel Bay
Keppel Bay

Keppel Bay is a broad bay in Central Queensland, Australia at the mouth of the Fitzroy River, Queensland. Cape Keppel is at the Eastern end of the bay....
, off the coast of Yeppoon
Yeppoon, Queensland

Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. The town has been relieved of its duties as the Local government centre for the Livingstone Shire due to the 2007/2008 Local Government Amalgamations....
 and Emu Park
Emu Park, Queensland

Emu Park is a small town located slightly south of Yeppoon, Queensland in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Emu Park had a population of 2,967....
 on the Capricorn Coast. The largest island and a popular tourist attraction is Great Keppel Island
Great Keppel Island

Great Keppel Island lies 15 kilometres from the coast off Yeppoon, Queensland, Central Queensland, Australia . The island is the largest of the eighteen islands in the Keppel Group, and covers an area of more than 14.5 square kilometres....
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Keppel Bay Islands are part of both a national park and a scientific national park in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
 (Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
), respectively 538 km and 518 km northwest of Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
. The islands are positioned in Keppel Bay
Keppel Bay

Keppel Bay is a broad bay in Central Queensland, Australia at the mouth of the Fitzroy River, Queensland. Cape Keppel is at the Eastern end of the bay....
, off the coast of Yeppoon
Yeppoon, Queensland

Yeppoon is a coastal resort town situated in Central Queensland, Australia. The town has been relieved of its duties as the Local government centre for the Livingstone Shire due to the 2007/2008 Local Government Amalgamations....
 and Emu Park
Emu Park, Queensland

Emu Park is a small town located slightly south of Yeppoon, Queensland in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Emu Park had a population of 2,967....
 on the Capricorn Coast. The largest island and a popular tourist attraction is Great Keppel Island
Great Keppel Island

Great Keppel Island lies 15 kilometres from the coast off Yeppoon, Queensland, Central Queensland, Australia . The island is the largest of the eighteen islands in the Keppel Group, and covers an area of more than 14.5 square kilometres....
.

Fact sheet
(national park)
  • Area: 7.20 kmē
  • Coordinates:
  • Date of establishment: 1994
  • Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • IUCN
    World Conservation Union

    The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to natural resource Conservation ethic....
     category:     II


Fact sheet
(scientific national park)
  • Area: 1.04 kmē
  • Coordinates:
  • Date of establishment: 1994
  • Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
  • IUCN
    World Conservation Union

    The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to natural resource Conservation ethic....
     category:     Ia


See also

  • Protected areas of Queensland (Australia)