Cockle Bay Reef
Cockle Bay Reef is a reef in Townsville, Queensland. Cockle Bay Reef is situated nearby to the nature reserve Magnetic Island NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress, as well as near the suburb Pallarenda.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magnetic Island and SS City of Adelaide.
Magnetic Island
Photo: Leonhard Fortier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magnetic Island is an island directly off the coast of Townsville in Central Queensland. Over half the land area of the island is a National Park. Magnetic Island is roughly 7 km by 5 km, with 25 km of walking tracks and several beaches and little bays.
SS City of Adelaide
Disaster remains
Photo: Twistie.man, CC BY-SA 3.0.
City of Adelaide was an iron-hulled ship that was launched in Scotland in 1863, spent a long career in Australian passenger and cargo service, and sank off the coast of Queensland in 1916. SS City of Adelaide is situated 2 km southeast of Cockle Bay Reef.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pallarenda and Rowes Bay.
Pallarenda
Suburb
Pallarenda is a northern coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Pallarenda had a population of 778 people. Pallarenda is situated 6 km southwest of Cockle Bay Reef.
Rowes Bay
Suburb
Photo: ROxBo, Public domain.
Rowes Bay is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rowes Bay had a population of 541 people. Rowes Bay is situated 9 km south of Cockle Bay Reef.
Cockle Bay Reef
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-19.16228° or 19° 9′ 44″ southLongitude
146.81237° or 146° 48′ 45″ eastOpen location code
5RG8RRQ6+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 660054691OpenStreetMap feature
natural=reef
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Satellite Map
Discover Cockle Bay Reef from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Magnetic Island NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress and Pride Rock.
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