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Point Hicks Marine National Park

Point Hicks Marine National Park Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
Point Hicks Marine National Park
Nearest town or city	Cann River
Coordinates	37°48′S 149°15′E / 37.800°S 149.250°E / -37.800; 149.250
Established	16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)[1]
Area	40 km2 (15.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities	Parks Victoria
Website	Point Hicks Marine National Park
See also	Protected areas of Victoria

The Point Hicks Marine National Park is a protected marine national park situated off Point Hicks in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The 4,000-hectare (9,900-acre) marine park is situated approximately 450 kilometres (280 mi) east of Melbourne and 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Cann River,^[2] adjacent to the Croajingolong National Park and Point Hicks Lighthouse Reserve.

The marine national park contains the site of two shipwrecks: the SS Kerangie lost in 1879, and the SS Saros lost in 1937.^[3]

Point Hicks represents Victoria's warmer eastern marine environment, and contains species that do not occur in the cooler waters to the west.^[4]

See also[edit]

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• Protected areas of Victoria

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External links[edit]

• "Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Coordinates" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
• "Point Hicks Marine National Park: Marine Natural Values Study Summary" (PDF). Parks Victoria and Deakin University (PDF). Government of Victoria.

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