Moreton Island (Mulgumpin) is an island on the eastern side of Moreton Bay on the coast of South East Queensland, Australia. The Coral Sea lies on the east coast of the island. Moreton Island lies 58 kilometres (36 mi) northeast of the Queensland capital, Brisbane. 98% of the island is contained within a national park and a popular destination for day trippers, four wheel driving, camping, recreational angling and whale watching and a 75-minute ferry ride from Brisbane. It is the third largest sand island in the world. Together with Fraser Island, Moreton Island forms the largest sand structure in the world. It was the traditional country of the Ngugi before settlement.
Cape Moreton Light, Queensland's oldest lighthouse
Panorama of the island viewed from the Moreton Island lighthouse
Several shipwrecks provide a safe snorkelling spot at Tangalooma. They were placed there as a breakwater
Large sand cliff showing sand rivers running
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are used by commercial operators who provide seafood to market.
Moreton Bay and the Brisbane metropolitan area
Matthew Flinders sailed between Moreton Island and Bribie Island in 1799.
Moreton Bay Pile Light, c. 1912
Sailing on Moreton Bay in 1915