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Marine Protected Areas

Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters) boundary description

The waters within the South Pacific Ocean, excluding any coastal waters* in relation to the State of New South Wales, contained within and bounded as follows**:

  1. commencing at the intersection of the parallel of latitude 29 degrees 40 minutes 18.28 seconds south with the coastline of the State of New South Wales at mean low water;
  2. then east along the parallel of latitude 29 degrees 40 minutes 18.28 seconds south to its intersection with the line corresponding with the 50 metre isobath below mean high water on the coast of the State of New South Wales;
  3. then generally south along that isobath to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 30 degrees 18 minutes 19.27 seconds south;
  4. then west along the parallel of latitude 30 degrees 18 minutes 19.27 seconds south to its intersection with the coastline of the State of New South Wales at mean low water; and
  5. then generally north along that low water mark to the point of commencement.

* The coastal waters are defined in relation to each State and the Northern Territory by the Coastal Waters (State Powers) Act 1980 and Coastal Waters (Northern Territory Powers) Act 1980.

** All geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94) as described in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette GN35 of 6 September 1995.

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