Point Hicks Marine National Park

Point Hicks Marine National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Point Hicks Marine National Park
Location	Victoria
Nearest city	Cann River
Coordinates	37°48′S149°15′E / 37.800°S 149.250°E / -37.800; 149.250
Area	40 km^2 (15 sq mi)[1]
Established	16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)[1]
Governing body	Parks Victoria
Website	Official website

The Point Hicks Marine National Park is a protectedmarinenational park situated off Point Hicks in the EastGippsland 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 SSKerangie 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

• Protected areas of Victoria

References

1. Port Hicks Marine National Park Management Plan(PDF) (PDF). Melbourne: Government of Victoria. July 2006. pp. 1, 5. ISBN 0-7311-8352-5. Retrieved 27 August 2014.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
2. "Point Hicks Marine National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
3. "SS Saros Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S610". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
4. "Point Hicks Marine National Park visitor guide"(PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

External links

• "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.