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The Coral Sea Marine Park (previously known as the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is an Australian marine park located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland. The marine park covers an area of 989,836 km 2 (382,178 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category IV.
The Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve was renamed as the Coral Sea Marine Park in October 2017. It covers an area of 989,836 km 2 (382,178 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category IV, with some area assigned IUCN categories VI, and II. It is Australia's largest single marine park and is one of the world's largest protected areas. [76]
The Coral Sea Marine Park covers 989,836 km 2 (382,178 sq mi), it is the largest of Australia's marine parks and is located off the coast of Queensland in the Coral Sea. [ 24 ] Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Park Reserve is a former marine protected area consisting of waters around Elizabeth and Middleton reefs located at the south-eastern end of the Coral Sea Islands, an Australian territory in the Coral Sea. [2] It was incorporated into the new Lord Howe Commonwealth Marine Reserve in December 2012. [3]
[1]: 353 The reef is part of the Coral Sea Marine Park, and is designated as an IUCN protected habitat or species management area. [8] One threat to the reef is climate change, which has caused coral bleaching. The area is a recreational diving site. [9]
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1934 map of Middleton Reef. Middleton Reef is a coral reef in the Coral Sea. It is separated by a deep oceanic pass some 47 km wide from nearby Elizabeth Reef, forming part of the Lord Howe Rise underwater plateau. It is around 230 km from Lord Howe Island and 555 km from the coast of New South Wales.
NASA picture of the Lihou Reef. Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve is a former marine protected area covering an area of 8440 km 2 in the Australian Coral Sea Islands Territory that was incorporated into the new Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve in December 2012. [1]