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Lord Howe Island, a small oceanic island in the Tasman Sea, 600 kilometres (370 mi) east of the Australian mainland; it is the most remote island of Australia to not fall under external territory status Ball's Pyramid; Admiralty Group; Manning River estuary: Cabbage Tree Island; Dumaresq Island; Mitchell's Island; Oxley Island; Merriman Island ...
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The smaller islands of Bass Strait typically have some form of protection status. Most notably the Kent Group National Park covers the Kent Group islands of Tasmania, as well as the surrounding state waters which is a dedicated marine reserve. The national park is wholly contained by the Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve.
The current Australian version of the Pilot and other relevant information is found in the Marine information manual. [6] Most states of Australia have developed maritime safety maps and guides to their coastline that would complement and include the work of the British Admiralty work. [7] [8] [9] [10]
This map was produced after Tasman's second voyage in 1644, but continues to show Dutch discoveries of the north-east and south-west of Australia unconnected. Maps from this period and the early 18th century often have Terra Australis or t'Zuid Landt ("the South Land") marked as "New Holland", the name given to the continent by Abel Tasman in 1644.
Under the Howard government the world’s first Oceans Policy was developed. [2] It included the creation of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park in 1998, greatly increased protection of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and in 2007, established a series of large marine parks in Australia's south-east, now collectively known as the South-east Marine Parks Network.
Maritime Zones under International Law. A maritime boundary is a conceptual division of Earth's water surface areas using physiographical or geopolitical criteria. As such, it usually bounds areas of exclusive national rights over mineral and biological resources, [1] encompassing maritime features, limits and zones. [2]
Groote Eylandt (Anindilyakwa: Ayangkidarrba; meaning "island" / ˈ ɡ r uː t ˌ aɪ l ə n d / [2]) is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the fourth largest island in Australia. It was named by the explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 and is Dutch for "Large Island" in archaic spelling.