page_title: Capricorn Coast
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Capricorn Coast / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Double Head volcanic plug, made of trachyte, near Rosslyn in Queensland, Australia.
context_page_description: The Capricorn Coast is a stretch of coastline in Central Queensland, Australia and is part of the Shire of Livingstone. The region straddles the Tropic of Capricorn, after which it is named.
  The Capricorn Coast is officially defined as "the coastal area between the mouth of Water Park Creek and the mouth of the Fitzroy River", which establishes its boundaries as 22°56′41″S 150°47′11″E and 23°32′07″S 150°52′35″E, i.e. from Farnborough to Thompson Point. The Capricorn Coast is approximately 75 kilometres from end to end yet comparatively small in population, with dozens of towns and islands scattered along its length. The region has a rich history going back to the 1850s.
  The Capricorn Coast offers a wide variety of luxury and budget holiday accommodation as well as bush and rainforest retreats. Plentiful beaches and tourist venues provide snorkelling, island adventures, bushwalking and marina berths. A wildlife sanctuary is located at Cooberie and a crocodile farm at Coowonga.
context_section_description: The Capricorn Coast features long sweeping beaches with shallow seas, dotted with rocky outcrops, the remnants of long-extinct volcanoes.  The soil inland is red which is well suited to the many fruit crops growing in the area, while pockets of darker soils and clays are more suitable for grazing.  In the north, the hills rise to form the Byfield Range which is home to stands of virgin rainforest.
  Most of the population of the Capricorn Coast is centred in and around Yeppoon and Emu Park. The two towns are joined by the Scenic Highway which hugs a coastline dotted with coves and beaches and headlands.  These headlands are the remnants of volcanic trachyte plugs and have allowed the formation of shallow beaches.  The two towns are also linked by the Western Yeppoon-Emu Park Road (also called Tanby Road South), which is a newer inland route developed to keep up with the Capricorn Coast's rapid growth.
  Further south, separated by the broad mouth of Coorooman Creek, lies Keppel Sands.  While the township is small having a population of 318 in 2006, its relative isolation makes Keppel Sands a significant community centre for people living in the surrounding rural areas of Joskeleigh, Coowonga, Tungamull, and Cawarral.
  Directly offshore and visible from most seaside towns on the Capricorn Coast is the popular tourist destination, Great Keppel Island.  Dozens of smaller islands and atolls also dot the coastline.
caption: Double Head volcanic plug near Rosslyn Bay Marina.
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