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Page Last Updated: 15 November 2011
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Pumicestone Passage
About the Passage
The Pumicestone Passage Marine Park, located just over 1 hours drive north of Brisbane, accessed from Bribie Island Road over a bridge that spans Pumicestone Passage onto Bribie island.
The Pumicestone Passage is a narrow, shallow estuary with a meandering system of channels, sand banks and islands between Bribie Island and the mainland extending from Caloundra in the north to Deception Bay in the south.
It is 35 kilometres long and has a surface area of 63sq kilometres. The marine park has 24 islands and is bounded by 240 kilometres of shoreline.
The passage is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for its significant environmental values.
Habitats within and adjoining the passage include:
* mangroves and salt marshes
* sand flats and mud flats
* Coastal dunes
* Sea grass meadows
Many aquatic and terrestrial species inhabit one or a number of these communities including significant species like turtles, dugongs and migratory birds.
Protected by International Agreements, it is an environment of great significance and interesting history.
