Pocklington Reef
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  Pocklington Reef | |
| 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 Australia to Hong Kong in 1862 when it was wrecked on 10 June.[4][5]
On 28 April 1962, Panamanian SS Dona Ourania[6] grounded on Pocklington Reef.[7]
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
- ^ 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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