Deception Bay (Queensland)

Deception Bay
Deception Bay
	Deception Bay
	Deception Bay
Location	South-East Queensland
Coordinates	27°08′57″S 153°05′32″E / 27.1492°S 153.0922°ECoordinates: 27°08′57″S 153°05′32″E / 27.1492°S 153.0922°E
Type	Bay
Part of	Moreton Bay
River sources	Caboolture River, Burpengary Creek
Primary outflows	Pumicestone Passage
Ocean/sea sources	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	Australia

Deception Bay is a bay within Moreton Bay in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Geography[]

Map of Moreton Bay showing Deception Bay in the north-west, 1886

Deception Bay is in the most north-western part of Moreton Bay.

History[]

In 1823, John Oxley originally named it Pumice Stone River believing it was a river because it was very shallow. Its present name refers Oxley being deceived by its appearance.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Deception Bay – bay (entry 9563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

External links[]

"Map of Deception Bay". Queensland Government. 1941. Archived from the original on 22 May 2020.

[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Deception Bay – bay (entry 9563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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