The area of Moreton Bay Region is 2,037 square kilometers.
The area of Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park is 15.7 square kilometers.
Lieutenant James Cook named Morton Bay in 1770, but a misspelling when Cook's logs were published caused it to be changed to Moreton Bay. Cook's Moreton Bay was only the outer region, and he did not sail into the current Moreton Bay.Matthew Flinders renamed Captain Cook's Glass House Bayas Moreton Bay in 1799.
Moreton Bay College was created in 1901.
Captain Logan was a key figure in the early European exploration of the Moreton Bay area in Queensland, Australia. He arrived in Moreton Bay in the 1820s and is known for his role as a surveyor and explorer, mapping the region and establishing its potential for settlement. However, his tenure was also marked by conflict with Indigenous peoples, as he sought to assert control over the land. Logan's actions contributed to both the colonization of the area and the subsequent strife between settlers and Indigenous communities.
Moreton Bay Pile Light was created in 1952.
Moreton Bay College's motto is 'Fortitudine Et Spe'.
Moreton Bay Boys' College was created on 2011-05-11.
Moreton Bay Symphony Orchestra - MBSO - was created in 2012.
It was first discovered 15 May 1770 James Cook when he passed the area
The Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) is endemic to the east coast of Australia within a range centred on Moreton Bay which is where it gets its common name from.See related link for more information.
Moreton Bay, in Southeast Queensland, Australia, incorporates around 350 islands. Many of these are just mangrove sandbanks, but several of them are larger and inhabited: these islands include Bribie, Moreton, North Stradbroke, Russell, Coochiemudlo, Macleay, Lamb and Karragarra Islands. St Helena used to be a prison for Brisbane.
No one person owned (or owns) Moreton Bay. James Cook claimed Moreton Bay for Great Britain, along with the rest of the eastern coast of Australia, but no one owned it then or owns it now.