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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 College was created in 1901.
There are over 60 species of sharks found in Moreton Bay, including hammerhead sharks, tiger sharks, and bull sharks.
The area of Moreton Bay Region is 2,037 square kilometers.
Moreton Bay College's motto is 'Fortitudine Et Spe'.
Moreton Bay Pile Light was created in 1952.
The dugong is a large marine mammal which, together with the manatees, is one of four living species of the order Sirenia. the majority of dugongs live in the northern waters of Australia between Shark Bay and Moreton Bay
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 Boys' College was created on 2011-05-11.
Moreton Bay Symphony Orchestra - MBSO - was created in 2012.
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.
The area of Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park is 15.7 square kilometers.