Discovery Bay Marine National Park

This article is about the marine national park. For the adjacent coastal park, see Discovery Bay Coastal Park.

Discovery Bay Marine National Park Victoria
IUCN category II (national park)
Discovery Bay Marine National Park
Nearest town or city	Portland
Coordinates	38°21′S 141°22′E / 38.350°S 141.367°E / -38.350; 141.367Coordinates: 38°21′S 141°22′E / 38.350°S 141.367°E / -38.350; 141.367
Established	16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)^[1]
Area	27.7 km² (10.7 sq mi)^[1]
Managing authorities	Parks Victoria
Website	Discovery Bay Marine National Park
See also	Protected areas of Victoria

The Discovery Bay Marine National Park is a protected marine national park located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia The 2,770-hectare (6,800-acre) marine park is located near Portland,^[2]^[3]^[4] and extends along 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of coastline on the western side of Cape Bridgewater, from Cape Duquesne to Blacks Beach, and offshore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) to the limit of Victorian waters.

The Discovery Bay Coastal Park protects the adjacent coastline.

References

1 2 Discovery Bay Marine National Park management plan (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF) (Melbourne: Government of Victoria). February 2007. pp. 1, 5. ISBN 0-7311-8361-4. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
↑ "Discovery Bay Marine National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
↑ "Discovery Bay Marine National Park: visitor guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. December 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
↑ Plummer, A.; Morris, L.; Blake, S.; Ball, S. (September 2003). "Marine Natural Values Study: Victorian Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries" (PDF). Parks Victoria Technical Series (PDF). Government of Victoria. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

External links

"Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Coordinates" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. July 2013.
"Discovery Bay Marine National Park: Marine Natural Values Study Summary" (PDF). Parks Victoria and Deakin University (PDF). Government of Victoria.
Discovery Bay Marine National Park (PDF) (Map). Parks Victoria, Government of Victoria. January 2014.

Marine and coastal parks of Victoria, Australia

Marine and coastal parks	Bay of Islands Bunurong Cape Conran Cape Liptrap Corner Inlet Discovery Bay Gippsland Lakes Nooramunga Point Cook Shallow Inlet Wilsons Promontory

Marine national parks	Bunurong Cape Howe Churchill Island Corner Inlet Discovery Bay French Island Ninety Mile Beach Point Addis Point Hicks Port Phillip Heads Twelve Apostles Wilsons Promontory Yaringa

Marine sanctuaries	The Arches Barwon Bluff Beware Reef Eagle Rock Jawbone Marengo Reefs Merri Mushroom Reef Point Cook Point Danger Ricketts Point

Protected areas of Victoria

Visitor attractions on the Great Ocean Road

Attractions	Bay of Islands Coastal Park Bells Beach Cape Bridgewater Gibson Steps Great Otway National Park The Grotto Loch Ard Gorge London Arch Point Addis Marine National Park Port Campbell National Park The Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles Marine National Park

Towns	Aireys Inlet Anglesea Apollo Bay Barwon Heads Bellbrae Camperdown Colac Eastern View Fairhaven Geelong Jan Juc Lavers Hill Lorne Moggs Creek Peterborough Port Campbell Port Fairy Princetown Separation Creek Torquay Warrnambool Wye River

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Discovery Bay Marine National Park

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References

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