Capricorn Coast
Located on Darumbal Country within the Livingstone Shire's boundaries, the Capricorn Coast takes its name from Cape Capricorn, named for its position on the Tropic of Capricorn by James Cook on 24 May 1770.
Officially defined, the Coast extends from the mouth of Water Park Creek to the mouth of the Fitzroy River at Thompson Point, approximately 75 kilometres of long sweeping beaches dotted with rocky outcrops, remnants of extinct volcanoes. In the north, behind Water Park Creek, the Byfield Range has stands of virgin rainforest.
Coastal towns and localities within the Capricorn Coast include (from north to south):
- Farnborough
- Yeppoon
- Cooee Bay
- Lammermoor
- Rosslyn
- Mulambin
- Causeway Lake
- Kinka Beach
- Emu Park
- Zilzie
- Keppel Sands
- Joskeleigh
- Thompson Point
Islands, atolls, and localities off the Capricorn Coast include:
- Arch Rock
- Conical Rocks
- Corroberee Island
- Entrance Rocks
- Flat Rock
- Great Keppel Island
- Half Tide Rocks
- Pelican Island
- Divided Island
- Conical Island
- Halfway Island
- Humpy Island
- Miall Island
- North Keppel Island
- Middle Island
- Peak Island
- Man and Wife Rocks
- Mother Macgregor Island
- Outer Rocks
- Pelican Rock
- Pumpkin Island
- Round Rock
- Sloping Island
- Split Rock
- Square Rocks
- Wedge Island.
