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Coordinates: 10°48′44″S 155°44′18″E / 10.81222°S 155.73833°E / -10.81222; 155.73833
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The reef was discovered and named by the captain of the Sydney whaler ''Pocklington'' in 1825.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nicholson |first1=Ian |title=Gazetteer of Sydney shipping, 1788-1840 |date=1981 |publisher=Roebuck |location=Canberra |isbn=0909434182 |page=144 |edition=First}}</ref>
The reef was discovered and named by the captain of the Sydney whaler ''Pocklington'' in 1825.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nicholson |first1=Ian |title=Gazetteer of Sydney shipping, 1788-1840 |date=1981 |publisher=Roebuck |location=Canberra |isbn=0909434182 |page=144 |edition=First}}</ref>


There are [[shipwreck]]s at that location.<ref>[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub164/164sec08.pdf Catalog of Nautical Charts.]</ref> The brig ''Earl of Hardwick'' (280 tons) was on the way from Australia to Hong Kong in 1862 when it was wrecked on 10 June.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Loney |first1=Jack |title=Australian shipwrecks, Vol 2: 1851-1871 |date=1980 |publisher=Reed |location=Sydney |isbn=05895001003 |page=133 |edition=First}}</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13070140?searchTerm=“%20Pocklington%20Reef” ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 28 November 1862, p.4]</ref> The ''Genevieve'' sailing from Melbourne to Manilla was wrecked there in September 1874.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214288337?searchTerm=“%20Pocklington%20Reef” ''Northern Argus'' (Rockhampton, Queensland), 22 September 1874, p.2]</ref>
There are [[shipwreck]]s at that location.<ref>[http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/websites/pollux/pollux.nss.nima.mil/NAV_PUBS/SD/pub164/164sec08.pdf Catalog of Nautical Charts.]</ref> The brig ''Earl of Hardwick'' (280 tons) was on the way from [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], to Hong Kong in 1862 when it was wrecked on 10 June.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Loney |first1=Jack |title=Australian shipwrecks, Vol 2: 1851-1871 |date=1980 |publisher=Reed |location=Sydney |isbn=05895001003 |page=133 |edition=First}}</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13070140?searchTerm=“%20Pocklington%20Reef” ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 28 November 1862, p.4]</ref> The ''Genevieve'' (1,000 tons) and built at Quebec in 1870, was sailing from Melbourne to Manilla was wrecked there in September 1874.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214288337?searchTerm=“%20Pocklington%20Reef” ''Northern Argus'' (Rockhampton, Queensland), 22 September 1874, p.2]</ref>


On 28 April 1962, [[Panama]]nian SS ''Dona Ourania''<ref>[http://sunderlandships.com/view.php?ref=101549 Dona Ourania] Wear Built Ships </ref> grounded on Pocklington Reef.<ref>Gerald Forsberg [https://books.google.com/books?id=tpo9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=%22Pocklington+Reef%22&source=web&ots=_dWQuJkqs4&sig=bvxhGPmAA-Qh0Hows-7WMzAFt6g&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=37&ct=result Salvage from the Sea] Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul, Jan 1, 1977</ref>
On 28 April 1962, [[Panama]]nian SS ''Dona Ourania''<ref>[http://sunderlandships.com/view.php?ref=101549 Dona Ourania] Wear Built Ships </ref> grounded on Pocklington Reef.<ref>Gerald Forsberg [https://books.google.com/books?id=tpo9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=%22Pocklington+Reef%22&source=web&ots=_dWQuJkqs4&sig=bvxhGPmAA-Qh0Hows-7WMzAFt6g&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=37&ct=result Salvage from the Sea] Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul, Jan 1, 1977</ref>

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Pocklington Reef
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Pocklington Reef is located in Papua New Guinea
Pocklington Reef
Pocklington Reef
Geography
LocationSolomon Sea
Coordinates10°48′44″S 155°44′18″E / 10.81222°S 155.73833°E / -10.81222; 155.73833 [1]
TypeReef
ArchipelagoLouisiade Archipelago
Adjacent toSolomon Sea
Total islands2 inhabited on Bentley Group
Major islands
  • North islet
Area0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi)
Highest elevation1 m (3 ft)
Administration
ProvinceMilne Bay
DistrictSamarai-Murua District
LLGYaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area
Demographics
Population0 (2014)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codePG-MBA
Official websitewww.ncdc.gov.pg

Pocklington Reef is a coral reef and a mostly submerged atoll in the far southeast of Papua New Guinea.

It is 162.4 km from the closest island, Loa Boloba, which is a tiny coral islet within the fringing reef near Cape Deliverance, the south east point of Rossel Island (Yela) in the Louisiade Archipelago, and belongs to Milne Bay province, Samarai-Murua District, Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area.

Pocklington Reef sits on top of Pocklington Ridge, which extends north-east from Rossel Island. The reef is 32 km long and up to 4 km wide. Its longer axis is north-east-south-west. The rim of the reef encloses a deep lagoon. The northern rim reaches closer to the surface, and several above water rocks with heights between 0.9 and 3 metres high lie along its length. There is a small spit of sand about the size of a football field (less than one hectare) at the north-east end.

History

The reef was discovered and named by the captain of the Sydney whaler Pocklington in 1825.[2]

There are shipwrecks at that location.[3] The brig Earl of Hardwick (280 tons) was on the way from Newcastle, New South Wales, to Hong Kong in 1862 when it was wrecked on 10 June.[4][5] The Genevieve (1,000 tons) and built at Quebec in 1870, was sailing from Melbourne to Manilla was wrecked there in September 1874.[6]

On 28 April 1962, Panamanian SS Dona Ourania[7] grounded on Pocklington Reef.[8]

Marine protected area

Pocklington Reef Marine Park is a proposed marine protected area.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Pocklington Reef Wood, L. J. (2007). MPA Global: A database of the world's marine protected areas. Sea Around Us Project, UNEP-WCMC & WWF. www.mpaglobal.org
  2. ^ Nicholson, Ian (1981). Gazetteer of Sydney shipping, 1788-1840 (First ed.). Canberra: Roebuck. p. 144. ISBN 0909434182.
  3. ^ Catalog of Nautical Charts.
  4. ^ Loney, Jack (1980). Australian shipwrecks, Vol 2: 1851-1871 (First ed.). Sydney: Reed. p. 133. ISBN 05895001003. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  5. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November 1862, p.4
  6. ^ Northern Argus (Rockhampton, Queensland), 22 September 1874, p.2
  7. ^ Dona Ourania Wear Built Ships
  8. ^ Gerald Forsberg Salvage from the Sea Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul, Jan 1, 1977



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