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	Walkabout - Great Keppel Island
		Great Keppel Island Resort lists ten walking trails starting with a 15 minute beach walk and culminating with a walk to the lighthouse at the other end of the island.
		The first lease on the island was taken out by James Paige in 1908.
		The island's first resort, Silver Sands, was established on the island in the late 1950s.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/QLDGreatKeppelIsland.shtml (677 words)

	Great Keppel Island, Queensland Island Resorts and Great Barrier Reef holidays (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Mercure Resort Great Keppel Island is situated off the coast of Central Queensland, 15 kilometres across Keppel Bay from Rosslyn Bay near the town of Yeppoon; 55 kilometres from Rockhampton the closest major city.
		Great Keppel Island is just north of the Tropic of Capricorn and is the biggest member of the Keppel Island Family.
		Most of the island is natural bushland and is surrounded by 17 pristine white sandy beaches, coves and pockets of fringing reef.
	www.queenslandislands.com.cob-web.org:8888 /great_keppel/island_resort.html (459 words)

	Mercure Resort Great Keppel Island - Luxury Australia
		Keppel's Restaurant overlooking the resort’s main beach offers both indoor and outdoor dining and is open daily for buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.
		Great Keppel Resort capitalises on the island’s 17 magnificent beaches and the crystal blue clarity of the surrounding waters by offering free sporting and leisure activities.
		At Great Keppel not only can specialised conferencing and catering for groups up to 180 delegates be offered, but they can also co-ordinate an integrated work and play conference plan incorporating the huge array of recreational activities - perfect for team building, spirited competition or for total relaxation.
	www.luxuryaustralia.com.au /65 (1030 words)

	GREAT BARRIER REEF - BACKPACKERS GUIDE TO THE AUSTRALIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Great Keppel Island, which is 12km offshore, is a continental island.
		Airports are at Proserpine on the highway and Ansett's Hamilton Island.
		Magnetic island is a large continental island (52 sq km) with a few small towns, sleepy atmosphere, white beaches and lots of wildlife and bushwallks.
	www.geocities.com /austtravel/qld/gtbareef.html (3660 words)

	Keppel Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Most of the island is a national park, with 28km (18 miles)of beaches, wide stretches of sand and small secluded bays.
		Most of the islands are national parks and, with the exception of North and Great Keppel, are very small.
		Along the beach, the modern and comfortable Great Keppel Island Resort, or rather its Wreck Bar, is the island’s after-dark social focus; by day, the resort cultivates a family atmosphere and there’s a pool for day-trippers.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/keppelislands.asp (893 words)

	Queensland Tourism Regions - GlobeNet Travel Australia
		These islands are continental (high), either close to the coast (Dunk, Double, Bedarra and Orpheus) or close to the outer barrier reefs on the edge of the continental shelf (Lizard).
		The Whitsunday islands are continental (high), and all are situated close to the coast and a short cruise to the outer barrier reefs.
		The islands are true coral atolls (low), and are situated 70km off the coast in the middle of the southern barrier reefs.
	www.globenettravel.com.au /queensland/index.asp (1253 words)

	Great Keppel Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The island is the largest of the eighteen islands in the Keppel Group, and covers an area of more than 14.5 square kilometres.
		The island is served by ferries and aircraft.
		Much of the island is national park, and the island itself lies in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Keppel_Island (217 words)

	Great Keppel Island
		The Island is 43 kilometres in circumference, about 1400 hectares, and has 17 outstanding white sandy beaches, all safe for swimming; several with good coral and heaps of colourful fish just right for snorkelling.
		Great Keppel is the largest island of the Keppel Group, which consists of 14 islands offering excellent marine life and great spots for snorkelling and diving.
		The birdlife on the Island is varied from White-breasted Sea Eagles, Brahminy Kites, Ospreys to Pied Oystercatchers and Beach Curlews, to the Honeyeaters, Rainbow Bee-eaters, Pheasant Coucals, Friarbirds, and of, course, the lovely and very noisy Kookaburras and Rainbow Lorikeets!
	www.gkiholidayvillage.com.au /great_keppel_island.htm (170 words)

	Great Keppel Island Resort, Hotel on Great Barrier Reef near Rockhampton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Keppel Island Resort is one of Queensland's most popular locations.
		In the Keppel Group of islands, Great Keppel Island is 55 kilometres from Rockhampton Airport and 15 kilometres east of Rosslyn Bay on the Capricorn Coast of Queensland.
		Keppel Island Resort is accessed via regular flights from major capital cities to Rockhampton Airport, followed by a 15 minute air transfer to the island.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/hotels/ql_great_keppel_ir.html (800 words)

	Great Keppel Island – a Case Study of human impact on the physical environment
		Great Keppel Island is the southernmost part of the Great Barrier Reef.
		Many of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef are National Parks.
		Keppel Haven is the resort closest to The Spit.
	www.teachers.ash.org.au /morrissey/gtkeppel/gtkeppel.htm (997 words)

	Island Facts - Great Keppel Island
		The 1454 hectare Island is also a sanctuary to extensive native flora and fauna including more than 100 species of bird life including kookaburras, rainbow lorikeets, drongos and a diverse range of seabirds.
		Captain Cook was the first recorded European to sight the island, anchoring off the mainland in May, 1770 and naming the group of 14 islands, of which Great Keppel is the largest, after Rear Admiral Keppel of the Royal Navy.
		In 1962, the Queensland government called for applications to develop a tourist operation on the island and the first Great Keppel Island resort opened on October 1, 1967.
	www.greatkeppelresort.com.au /the_island (195 words)

	Great Keppel Island Holiday Accommodation Bookings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Great keppel is more than just a place to lie in the sun.
		Great Keppel Island is fringed by seventeen white sand beaches encircling its 28km shoreline.
		Laced with picturesque walking trails, the island lists 10 different tracks ranging from a 15 minute beach walk to a hike to a lighthouse at the island's tip.
	www.australia-accommodation.info /great_keppel_island.php (168 words)

	Keppel Bay Marina
		While the land area of Great Keppel Island is too small and unproductive to support a community, it is believed that about 80-90 Woppaburra people lived on the island all year round by using the resources of the inter-tidal zone, fringing reef and surrounding seas...
		The island resort first opened in 1967, and tourism has been the primary industry for the island ever since.It is not just the marine life which makes cruising the Keppel Islands a picturesque experience.
		Great Keppel Island also has significant areas of grasslands, heath and shrublands, open forests and woodlands, rainforest and freshwater wetlands.
	www.keppelbaymarina.com.au /greatkeppel_page.php (879 words)

	Great Keppel Island Whitsundays Dining
		Keppel's Restaurant overlooking the resort’s main beach offers both indoor and outdoor dining and is open daily for buffet breakfast and dinner.
		Sunset Bar is the best vantage point from which to enjoy a relaxing pre-dinner drink as you witness a hundred shades of crimson as the sun sinks over the Capricorn Coast.
		For those who like to party on after dinner the island’s state of the art nightclub Salt is perfect for a nightcap and to dance the night away.
	www.holidaymagic.com.au /greatkeppel_dine.htm (326 words)

	Great Keppel Island Backpackers YHA - Great Keppel Island, Australia
		Great Keppel Island is a 30 minute ferry trip from the town of Yeppoon, 45 kilometres east of Rockhampton in Central Queensland, halfway between Hervey Bay and Airlie Beach.
		After living on Great Keppel Island for over 16 years, our desire is to offer you a holiday with a difference in a down-to-earth and friendly environment.
		The Village atmosphere is what you would expect on an island — low key, with relaxing and lazy days either on the beach or in a hammock, a walk on bush land tracks to deserted beaches, snorkeling, or maybe a kayak or motorized canoe trip to surrounding areas.
	www.hostelz.com /hostel/2911-Great-Keppel-Island-Backpackers-YHA (538 words)

	Great Keppel Island Resort Accommodation Bookings
		Mercure Great Keppel Island Resort is located on the rim of the famous Great Barrier Reef about a few minutes from the Central Queensland Coast.
		Great Keppel Island Resort boasts 181 rooms where one can choose rooms with garden view, beachfront and hill side villas, which are well furnished and spacious.
		PLEASE NOTE that transfers to Great Keppel Island must be requested with the resort directly.
	www.tourbookings.com.au /greatkeppelisland.shtml (308 words)

	Accor to Manage Great! Keppel Island Resort; To Be Rebranded Mercure Resort After $3 million Refurbishment / Mar 2001
		Keppel Island will join a network of over 40 Mercure hotels and resorts in Australia, including the Mercure Resort Surfers Paradise, one of the country's most successful family resorts.
		Keppel Island was visited by Captain James Cook on his pioneering expedition to Australia in 1770, and has been operating as a resort since 1967.
		Keppel Island follows the recent rebranding to Mercure of six Fortland hotels in regional Queensland and Northern Territory.
	www.hotel-online.com /News/PR2001_1st/Mar01_GreatKeppel.html (645 words)

	Great Keppel Island Resort - Island Resorts Australia
		At Great Keppel Island Resort the belief is that holidays are all about having fun.
		Great Keppel offers free activities across 17 magnificent sandy beaches, the staff go out of their way to encourage guests to relax and enjoy themselves.
		The island is over 1,400 hectares in size, 90% is natural bush land; Day long water playground - unlike many other islands where low tide leaves you high and dry; 17 Sandy beaches - offering white sand and crystal clear water; Swim all year round!
	www.islandresortsaustralia.com /opp/resorts/gki/index.html (662 words)

	Great Keppel Island
		Nestled off the central Queensland coast is the tropical Great Keppel Island, a haven for everyone from single travelers to families.
		The perfect tropical island, Great Keppel Island is fringed by stunning, coral gardens, turquoise waters and sun drenched beaches.
		The island's interior abundant with native wildlife and acres of bush land scattered with winding walking trails.
	www.greatkeppel.com.au (236 words)

	Contiki - Discounted Travel Packages with Best Flights & Contiki
		Great Keppel offers the perfect location for Contiki's very first youth resort and has long been one of Australia's best-known and attractive island destinations.
		Located on the rim of the famous Great Barrier Reef,Great Keppel Island boasts 26 kilometres of gorgeous sandy beaches, the great outdoors and gorgeous crystal waters to keep you more than entertained during daylight hours.
		Abundant fringing reef and more than nine fantastic scuba and snorkelling sites around Great Keppel Island have made it one of the best places for sun seekers to take the plunge and scuba dive, snorkel or just swim till their hearts content.
	www.bestflights.com.au /web/content/contiki/great_keppel_island.shtml (1031 words)

	GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND
		One great place however, is at Monkey Beach which is 30 minutes south of the resort.
		Contiki Great Keppel Island Resort is the major place to stay on the island offering a wide range of accommodation.
		Whittacker Air offers flights to the island from Rockhampton which should be booked through the Great Keppel Island Resort.
	www.australianexplorer.com /great_keppel_island.htm (540 words)

	Visit Great Keppel Island
		For the younger crowd Great Keppel is know for its entertainment and night life.
		Great Keppel Island is just north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
		Most of the island is natural bushland and is surrounded by 17 of the most beautiful white sandy beaches fringed by reef.
	www.travelau.com.au /tourism/listing,L,0,0,0,185.html (309 words)

	Island Resorts Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Great Barrier Reef has an absolute wealth of activities for you to choose from; parasailing, snorkelling, diving, adventure, tall ship and luxury sailing, camping, bushwalking, beachcombing, sun-baking and skiing and other water sports; there is just so much to do that one must experience at least some, if not all of it.
		Most of the 74 islands are uninhabited, however a few have island resorts located in their midst; Hamilton, Daydream, Lindeman, Hayman, Great Keppel, Long, Orpheus and Dunk Islands make up these inhabited wonderlands.
		Whitsunday Island is the largest of the group with camping areas but no resort facilities are located on this island.
	www.islandresortsaustralia.com.cob-web.org:8888 (890 words)

	Great Keppel Island \| holidays \| Queensland \| Australia
		Great Keppel Island is located off the coast of Central Queensland, 15 kilometres across Keppel Bay from the town of Yeppoon; 55 kilometres from Rockhampton, the closest major city.
		The Island has 17 marvellous white sandy beaches, all safe for swimming; numerous with fine coral and loads of colourful fish just right for snorkelling.
		Great Keppel Island, it's a tropical paradise waiting for you to explore.
	www.qldtravel.com.au /great-keppel-island.html (226 words)

	Great Keppel Island Resort
		Nestled off the Queensland Coast between Gladstone and Rockhampton, Great Keppel Island is easily accessible by both air and launch transfer.
		The ideal destination for 18-35 year olds, Great Keppel Island Resort offers a range of accommodation for couples as well as single travelers which includes brunch and dinner daily and over 40 free activities.
		Great Keppel Island Resort offers guests a choice of four different accommodation types, from the Garden Rooms which can accommodate up to three guests, to the Hillside Villas, the perfect retreat for couples.
	www.seedownunder.com.au /destination/queensland/island-resorts/great-keppel/index.html (567 words)

	Capricorn Coast Tourist Organisation Site by CQ IT Services
		Great Keppel Island is about 1450 hectares in size and is surrounded by 17 pristine white sandy beaches, coves and pockets of fringing reef.
		Past guests of the Island are invited to return to the fully refurbished Resort or beautifully appointed private houses, Keppel Lodge, Seaview House, Great Keppel Island Holiday Village and YHA or Keppel Haven.
		Prior to departing for the island, visitors are encouraged to leave their vehicle in the Great Keppel Island Security Car Park, which offers transfers to and from Rosslyn Bay Harbour/Keppel Bay Marina.
	www.capricorncoast.com.au /gki.htm (199 words)

	Great Keppel Island Resort Queensland Australia
		Mecure Resort Great Keppel Island is situated off the Central Queensland Coast Australia, 15 kilometres across Keppel Bay from the town of Yeppoon; 55 kilometres from Rockhampton, the closest major city.
		Great Keppel Island Resort is the major place to stay on the island.
		We recommend guests depart Great Keppel Island on the 10am departure, meet the 11.15am bus and arrive at the Rockhampton airport at 12.15pm.
	www.holidaymagic.com.au /greatkeppelisland.htm (581 words)

	Great Barrier Reef - Resorts - Queensland - Australia
		Lady Elliot Island is the first coral cay on the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef.
		A National and Marine Park, Lady Musgrave Island and her surrounding waters are filled with over 1200 varieties of brilliantly coloured marine fish and over 200 species of both hard and soft corals.
		The tree-lined canopy of the island is home to thousands of migratory seabirds with the coral sand beaches creating a major offshore nesting area for sea turtles.
	www.seefraserisland.com /gbr/gbr.html (280 words)

	Australian Retreat, Great Keppel Island Holiday Homes, Queensland. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Great Keppel Island Australia stands 32 miles east of Rockhampton off the Queensland Coast, 10 miles east of Yeppoon on the Tropic of Capricorn and a million miles from stress.
		Great Keppel Island is 43 kilometres in circumference and covers an area over 1400 hectares.
		Seaview house is situated in the south of Great Keppel Island and well within walking distance of quiet and endless golden beaches.
	www.australianretreat.com (663 words)

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