Princess Charlotte Bay

Princess Charlotte
2007 image from NASA's Terra satellite showing plumes of sediment flowing into the bay
Map
Location
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland
DistrictShire of Cook
Physical characteristics
Length61 km (38 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNormanby River, Bizant River, North Kennedy River, Marrett River

Princess Charlotte Bay is a large bay on the east coast of Far North Queensland at the base of Cape York Peninsula, 350 km north northwest of Cairns. Princess Charlotte Bay is a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and it is a habitat for the dugong.

Reefs in the bay are described as pristine.[1] Barramundi habitat and associated wetlands exist in declared green zones which restrict commercial fishing.

  1. ^ "Run-off damages reefs, researcher". ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 September 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2011.