Back Shoalwater Bay (luuk sa Ostralya, State of Queensland, lat -22,35, long 150,39) CEB Shoalwater Bay NB Baía Shoalwater Portuguese Shoalwater Bay Swedish
| Shoalwater | |
|---|---|
 Freshwater Bay in the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area | |
 Shoalwater Bay in the north of the Capricorn coast region | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Central Queensland |
| Basin features | |
| Protection status | |
| Official name | Shoalwater and Corio Bays |
| Designated | 1 March 1996 |
| Reference no. | 792[1] |
Shoalwater Bay is a large bay on the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland, Australia 100 km north of the coastal town of Yeppoon and 628 km north-north-west of the state capital, Brisbane. Since 1966, the land surrounding Shoalwater Bay has been under the ownership of the Australian Defence Force, for the purpose of military training exercises. Shoalwater Bay is also a noted dugong habitat and is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.[2] The bay is bounded by the Torilla Peninsula to the west and the Warginburra Peninsula and Leicester and Townshend islands to the east.
- ^ "Shoalwater and Corio Bays". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Captain Cook's Journal during his first voyage round the world Archived 17 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine. James Cook. Chapter 8: "Exploration of East Coast of Australia". April 1770.
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