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Macquarie Island Marine Park
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map
Map showing the Macquarie Island Marine Park. The shaded area is a Sanctuary Zone ('no take' zone).[1]
LocationAustralia
Coordinates56°11′13″S 161°38′24″E / 56.187°S 161.640°E / -56.187; 161.640[2]
Area475,465 km2 (183,578 sq mi)
Established20 October 1999
OperatorParks Australia
Websitehttps://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/parks/south-east

The Macquarie Island Marine Park (previously known as the Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve) is an Australian marine park surrounding Macquarie Island in the southwest Pacific. The marine park covers an area of 475,465 km2 (183,578 sq mi) and is assigned IUCN category IV. It is the largest of the 14 parks managed under the South-east Marine Parks Network.[3]

  1. ^ Map data: Sanctuary IUCN Ia and National Park IUCN II zones ('no take' zones) from Australian Marine Parks, (2018) Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy. CC BY 4.0. http://www.environment.gov.au/fed/catalog/search/resource/details.page?uuid=%7BCD8877F3-8C39-4A20-A53F-070FBEE5AF3C%7D
  2. ^ "Relation: Macquarie Island Marine Park (8444307)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "South-east Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2013-23" (PDF). Parks Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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