Marine Parks (Declaration) Regulation 2006
sch.2-sec.1-oc.3Whitsundays Segment
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sch.2-sec.1-oc.3 Whitsundays Segment
Tidal waters and tidal land within the following boundary— from where latitude 20º39.727' south intersects the mainland at high water The intersection is near Midge Point. then northerly along the mainland at high water to where it intersects longitude 148º47.764' east The intersection is on the southern bank of Rooper Inlet. then generally northerly along the coastal line along the mainland to where it intersects longitude 148º46.326' east The intersection is on the northern bank of Shute Bay. then south along longitude 148º46.326' east to where it intersects the latitude that passes through the most southern point of Repair Island then east along the latitude that passes through the most southern point of Repair Island to where it intersects longitude 148º47.280' east then north along longitude 148º47.280' east to where it intersects latitude 20º17.610' south then easterly along a geodesic to latitude 20º17.526' south, longitude 148º47.634' east then northerly along a geodesic to the most southern point of Coral Point at high water then generally northerly and westerly along the mainland at high water to where it intersects longitude 148º44.034' east The intersection is near Mandalay Point. then generally south-westerly along a geodesic to latitude 20º15.706' south, longitude 148º41.564' east then south along longitude 148º41.564' east to where it intersects the mainland at high water then southerly along the mainland at high water to where it intersects longitude 148º41.418' east The intersection is just west of Scrubby Hill. then westerly and northerly along the relevant mangrove line to where latitude 20º16.374' south intersects the mainland at high water The intersection is on the western side of Pioneer Bay. then generally northerly along the mainland at high water to where it intersects latitude 20º04.407' south The intersection is near Adelaide Point. then east along latitude 20º04.407' south to where it intersects the coastal 5km line around the mainland then generally north-westerly along the coastal 5km line around the mainland to where it intersects the latitude that passes through the most northern point of Cape Gloucester at low water then east along the latitude that passes through the most northern point of Cape Gloucester at low water to the most northern point of Cape Gloucester at low water then north-easterly along a geodesic to the most southern point where longitude 148º27.464' east intersects the coastal 500m line around Gloucester Island then generally north-westerly, northerly and north-easterly along the coastal 500m line around Gloucester Island to its most northern point then easterly along a geodesic to the most northern point of the coastal 500m line around Rattray Island then generally south-easterly and southerly along the coastal 500m line around Rattray Island to its most eastern point then south-easterly along a geodesic to the most northern point of the coastal 500m line around Eshelby Island then generally south-easterly and southerly along the coastal 500m line around Eshelby Island to its most eastern point then easterly along a geodesic to the most northern point of the coastal 500m line around Hayman Island then generally south-easterly along the coastal 500m line around Hayman Island to its most eastern point then south-easterly along a geodesic to the most northern point where longitude 148º55.364' east intersects Hook Island at low water The intersection is on the western side of Butterfly Bay. then easterly along a geodesic to the most northern point where Hook Island at low water intersects longitude 148º57.663' east then north-easterly along a geodesic to latitude 20º03.307' south, longitude 148º58.064' east then south-easterly along a geodesic to latitude 20º07.657' south, longitude 149º05.264' east then south-easterly along a geodesic to the most northern point of the coastal 500m line around Edward Island then generally south-easterly along the coastal 500m line around Edward Island to the most northern point where it intersects the coastal 500m line around Yiundalla Island then generally easterly, south-easterly and south-westerly along the coastal 500m line around Yiundalla Island to its most southern point then south-westerly along a geodesic to the most northern point of the coastal 500m line around Mansell Island then generally south-easterly, southerly and south-westerly along the coastal 500m line around Mansell Island to its most southern point then southerly along the geodesic that passes through the following points— the most southern point of the coastal 500m line around Mansell Island the most eastern point of the coastal 500m line around Fairlight Rock to where the geodesic intersects the geodesic that passes through the following points— latitude 20º33.907' south, longitude 149º07.064' east latitude 20º40.906' south, longitude 150º10.063' east then north-westerly along the geodesic that passes through the following points— latitude 20º33.907' south, longitude 149º07.064' east latitude 20º40.906' south, longitude 150º10.063' east to latitude 20º33.907' south, longitude 149º07.064' east then south-westerly along a geodesic to latitude 20º39.727' south, longitude 148º45.814' east then west along latitude 20º39.727' south to where it intersects the mainland at high water.