HOW CLOSE ARE MARINE NATIONAL
PARKS TO TOWNS AROUND THE
AUSTRALIAN COAST?
Distance ‘as the crow flys’
to nearest Marine National
Park Zone (approx.
kilometres)
Nearest Marine National
Park (MNP) Zone location
Airlie Beach
340
Coral Sea MNP near Herald
Cays
Brisbane to the Solitary
Islands CMR
250
Pimpernel Rock MNP
Brisbane to the Central
Eastern CMR
415
NW corner of MNP
Brisbane to the Coral Sea
CMR
700
Coral Sea MNP near Kenn
Reef
Bundaberg
490
Coral Sea MNP near Kenn
Reef
Cairns
210
Bougainville Reef MNP
Cooktown
195
Bougainville Reef MNP
Gladstone
505
Coral Sea MNP near Kenn
Reef
Ingham
340
Coral Sea MNP near Herald
Cays
Innisfail
250
Bougainville Reef MNP
Karumba
91
GoC MNP
Mackay
380
Marion Reef MNP
City/Town
QLD
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Distance ‘as the crow flys’
to nearest Marine National
Park Zone (approx.
kilometres)
Nearest Marine National
Park (MNP) Zone location
Mission Beach
280
Bougainville Reef MNP
Mooloolaba to the Solitary
Islands CMR
335
Pimpernel Rock MNP
Mooloolaba to the Central
Eastern CMR
480
NW corner of MNP
Mooloolaba to the Coral Sea
CMR
615
Coral Sea MNP near Kenn
Reef
Port Douglas
205
Bougainville Reef MNP
Townsville
325
Coral Sea MNP near Herald
Cays
Weipa
180
West Cape York MNP
Yeppoon
450
Marion Reef MNP
Bermagui
380
Flinders MNP
Coffs Harbour to the Solitary
Islands CMR
71
Pimpernel Rock MNP
Coffs Harbour to the Central
Eastern CMR
260
NW corner of MNP
Jervis Bay
495
Flinders MNP
Newcastle to the Cod Grounds
CMR
175
Cod Grounds MNP
Newcastle to the Central
Eastern CMR
425
SW corner of MNP
Port Macquarie to the Cod
Grounds CMR
27
Cod Grounds MNP
Port Macquarie to the Central
Eastern CMR
275
SW corner of MNP
Port Stephens to the Cod
Grounds CMR
130
Cod Grounds MNP
City/Town
QLD
NSW
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Distance ‘as the crow flys’
to nearest Marine National
Park Zone (approx.
kilometres)
Nearest Marine National
Park (MNP) Zone location
Byron Bay to the Solitary
Islands CMR
12km
Solitary Islands MNP
Byron Bay to the Central
Eastern CMR
280km
Central Eastern MNP
Tweed Heads to the Solitary
Islands CMR
170km
Solitary Islands MNP
Tweed Heads Central Eastern
CMR
32km
Central Eastern MNP
Port Stephens to the Central
Eastern CMR
380
SW corner of MNP
Sydney to the Cod Grounds
CMR
290
Cod Grounds MNP
Sydney to the Central Eastern
CMR
525
SW corner of MNP
Ulladulla
480
Flinders MNP
Yamba to the Solitary Islands
CMR
29
Pimpernel Rock MNP
Yamba to the Central Eastern
CMR
255
NW corner of MNP
Adelaide
225
Western KI MNP
Ceduna
87
Murat MNP
Eucla
140
GAB MNP
Port Lincoln
110
Western KI MNP
Streaky Bay
53
Northernmost MNP in
Western Eyre CMR
680
Wessel MNP
City/Town
NSW
SA
NT
Darwin
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Distance ‘as the crow flys’
to nearest Marine National
Park Zone (approx.
kilometres)
Nearest Marine National
Park (MNP) Zone location
100
Wessel MNP
Albany
70
SW Corner - top of NW
region of main MNP
Augusta
26
SW Corner, MNP between
Special Purpose Zones
Bremer Bay
30
Bremer MNP
Broome
180
Southernmost MNP in
Kimberley CMR
Busselton
9
Easternmost MNP in
Geographe CMR
Carnarvon
250
Northernmost MNP in
Abrolhos CMR
Derby
135
Southernmost MNP in
Kimberley CMR
Esperance
67
SW Corner easternmost
MNP
Exmouth
230
Gascoyne MNP
Fremantle to Perth Canyon
CMR
58
Easternmost MNP in
Geographe CMR
Fremantle to Two Rock CMR
38
SE corner of MNP
Geraldton
125
Middle MNP in Abrolhos
CMR
Hillarys Boat Harbour to Two
Rocks CMR
15
SE corner of MNP
Jurien Bay
48
Jurien MNP
Kalbarri
69
Middle MNP in Abrolhos
CMR
Karratha
43
Dampier MNP
City/Town
NT
Nhulunbuy
WA
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Distance ‘as the crow flys’
to nearest Marine National
Park Zone (approx.
kilometres)
Nearest Marine National
Park (MNP) Zone location
Kununurra
490
Northernmost MNP in
Kimberley CMR
Mindarie Keys Marina to Two
Rocks CMR
7
SE corner of MNP
Ocean Reef Boats Harbour to
Two Rocks CMR
10
SE corner of MNP
Perth to Perth Canyon CMR
69
Eastermost MNP
Perth to Two Rocks CMR
33
SE corner of MNP
Port Hedland
160
Dampier MNP
450
Flinders MNP
Hobart
110
Tasman Fracture MNP
St Helens
60
Freycinet MNP
Bicheno
32
Freycinet MNP
City/Town
WA
VIC
Melbourne
TAS
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