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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]], with a cargo of coal 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> |
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]], with a cargo of coal 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> |
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[[HMS Renard (1873)|HMS ''Renard'']] surveyed the reef in 1880 and noted there was no anchorage around its perimeter.<ref>{{cite book |title=Pacific Islands pilot, with supplements and Admiralty notices to mariners |date=1885 |publisher=Admiralty Hydrographic Department |location=London |page=54}}</ref> |
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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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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Solomon Sea |
| Coordinates | 10°48′44″S 155°44′18″E / 10.81222°S 155.73833°E [1] |
| Type | Reef |
| Archipelago | Louisiade Archipelago |
| Adjacent to | Solomon Sea |
| Total islands | 2 inhabited on Bentley Group |
| Major islands |
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| Area | 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Milne Bay |
| District | Samarai-Murua District |
| LLG | Yaleyamba Rural Local Level Government Area |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2014) |
| Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| ISO code | PG-MBA |
| Official website | www |
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, with a cargo of coal 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]
HMS Renard surveyed the reef in 1880 and noted there was no anchorage around its perimeter.[7]
On 28 April 1962, Panamanian SS Dona Ourania[8] grounded on Pocklington Reef.[9]
Marine protected area
Pocklington Reef Marine Park is a proposed marine protected area.[1]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Nicholson, Ian (1981). Gazetteer of Sydney shipping, 1788-1840 (First ed.). Canberra: Roebuck. p. 144. ISBN 0909434182.
- ^ Catalog of Nautical Charts.
- ^ Loney, Jack (1980). Australian shipwrecks, Vol 2: 1851-1871 (First ed.). Sydney: Reed. p. 133. ISBN 05895001003.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: length (help) - ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November 1862, p.4
- ^ Northern Argus (Rockhampton, Queensland), 22 September 1874, p.2
- ^ Pacific Islands pilot, with supplements and Admiralty notices to mariners. London: Admiralty Hydrographic Department. 1885. p. 54.
- ^ Dona Ourania Wear Built Ships
- ^ Gerald Forsberg Salvage from the Sea Publisher: Routledge and Kegan Paul, Jan 1, 1977
External links
- Satellite image at the Wayback Machine (archived December 23, 2010)
- Maritime boundaries
- Papua New Guinea Act
Islands of Papua New Guinea | |
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| Bismarck Archipelago | |
| Louisiade Archipelago | |
| North Solomon Islands | |
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