Moreton Bay

Meaning

Proper Noun

• bay near city, Brisbane Queensland (state) Australia (country).
• locality City of Brisbane (local government area) and Redland City (local government area) near city, Brisbane Queensland (state) Australia (country), partly surrounding the bay of the same name.
• The Moreton Bay Region, local government area north of city, Brisbane in Queensland (state) Australia (country).

Origin

• Named Morton's Bay by James Cook after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton; the spelling change was due to a misprint.