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Uniform waypoints—Great North East Channel

Contains three charts of uniform waypoints—Great Barrier Reef—Great North East Channel, eastbound and westbound.

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Eastbound—deep draught | Booby Is PBG to Dalrymple Is PBG—via Varzin Passage & east of Coconut Is

No

Waypoint

Latitude S

Longitude E

Course

Distance

1

Booby Island PBG

10 36.30

141 49.80

020.0

3.77

2

Varzin West

10 32.76

141 51.11

062.7

1.42

3

Varzin

10 32.11

141 52.39

082.3

3.79

4

Varzin East

10 31.60

141 56.21

111.2

7.14

5

Larpent

10 34.18

142 02.98

087.4

4.68

6

Harrison (S)

10 33.97

142 07.74

050.4

2.89

7

Mecca

10 32.13

142 10.00

054.5

2.58

8

Hammond

10 30.63

142 12.14

088.0

2.88

9

Nardana

10 30.53

142 15.07

068.0

2.03

10

Hood

10 29.77

142 16.98

090.0

3.70

11

OG Rock

10 29.77

142 20.74

103.5

0.77

12

Herald (W)

10 29.95

142 21.50

078.4

5.56

13

Twin

10 28.83

142 27.04

066.0

26.54

14

Kircaldie

10 18.00

142 51.67

057.3

16.00

15

Caldbeck

10 09.35

143 05.35

031.8

18.05

16

Sugar Ran

09 54.00

143 15.00

019.8

12.54

17

Marsden

09 42.20

143 19.30

032.0

9.67

18

Dalrymple Island PBG

09 34.00

143 24.50

 

 

 

Total Distance

124.00

Eastbound—moderate draught | Booby Is PBG to Dalrymple Is PBG—via Gannet Passage & west of Coconut Is

No

Waypoint

Latitude S

Longitude E

Course

Distance

1

Booby Island PBG

10 36.30

141 49.80

074.7

2.77

2

Gannet Buoy

10 35.57

141 52.52

038.1

0.81

3

Gannet

10 34.93

141 53.03

068.8

0.94

4

Booby (SW)

10 34.59

141 53.92

087.4

13.60

5

Harrison (S)

10 33.97

142 07.74

050.4

2.89

6

Mecca

10 32.13

142 10.00

054.5

2.58

7

Hammond

10 30.63

142 12.14

088.0

2.88

8

Nardana

10 30.53

142 15.07

068.0

2.03

9

Hood

10 29.77

142 16.98

090.0

3.70

10

OG Rock

10 29.77

142 20.74

103.5

0.77

11

Herald (W)

10 29.95

142 21.50

078.4

5.56

12

Twin

10 28.83

142 27.04

066.0

26.54

13

Kircaldie

10 18.00

142 51.67

037.7

8.59

14

Bet

10 11.20

142 57.00

032.8

12.37

15

Dove

10 00.80

143 03.80

028.3

14.54

16

Arden

09 48.00

143 10.80

044.0

19.45

17

Dalrymple Island PBG

09 34.00

143 24.50

 

 

 

Total Distance

120.01

Eastbound—shallow draught | Goods Is PBG to Dalrymple Is PBG—via north of Alert Patches and west of Coconut Is

No

Waypoint

Latitude S

Longitude E

Course

Distance

1

Goods (S) / Goods Island PBG

10 34.12

142 04.36

087.4

3.33

2

Harrison (S)

10 33.97

142 07.74

050.4

2.89

3

Mecca

10 32.13

142 10.00

054.5

2.58

4

Hammond

10 30.63

142 12.14

088.0

2.88

5

Nardana

10 30.53

142 15.07

068.1

5.79

6

Alert NW

10 28.37

142 20.53

084.9

2.12

7

Marina

10 28.18

142 22.68

098.6

4.34

8

Twin

10 28.83

142 27.04

066.0

26.54

9

Kircaldie

10 18.00

142 51.67

037.7

8.59

10

Bet

10 11.20

142 57.00

032.8

12.37

11

Dove

10 00.80

143 03.80

028.3

14.54

12

Arden

09 48.00

143 10.80

044.0

19.45

13

Dalrymple Island PBG

09 34.00

143 24.50

 

 

 

Total Distance

105.41

Westbound—deep draught | Dalrymple Is PBG to Booby Is PBG—via east of Coconut Is & Varzin Passage

No

Waypoint

Latitude S

Longitude E

Course

Distance

1

Dalrymple Island PBG

09 34.00

143 24.50

212.0

9.67

2

Marsden

09 42.20

143 19.30

199.8

12.54

3

Sugar Ran

09 54.00

143 15.00

211.8

18.05

4

Caldbeck

10 09.35

143 05.35

237.3

16.00

5

Kircaldie

10 18.00

142 51.67

246.0

26.54

6

Twin

10 28.83

142 27.04

258.4

5.56

7

Herald (W)

10 29.95

142 21.50

283.5

0.77

8

OG Rock

10 29.77

142 20.74

270.0

3.70

9

Hood

10 29.77

142 16.98

248.0

2.03

10

Nardana

10 30.53

142 15.07

268.0

2.88

11

Hammond

10 30.63

142 12.14

234.5

2.58

12

Mecca

10 32.13

142 10.00

230.4

2.45

13

Harrison (N)

10 33.69

142 08.08

267.3

3.59

14

Goods

10 33.86

142 04.43

291.2

7.14

15

Varzin East

10 31.60

141 56.21

262.3

3.79

16

Varzin

10 32.11

141 52.39

242.7

1.42

17

Varzin West

10 32.76

141 51.11

200.0

3.77

18

Booby Island PBG

10 36.30

141 49.80

 

 

 

Total Distance

122.47

Westbound—moderate draught Dalrymple Is PBG to Booby Is PBG—via west of Coconut Is & Gannet Passage
NoWaypoint

Latitude S

Longitude E

Course

Distance

1Dalrymple Island PBG

09 34.00

143 24.50

224.0

19.45

2Arden

09 48.00

143 10.80

208.3

14.54

3Dove

10 00.80

143 03.80

212.8

12.37

4Bet

10 11.20

142 57.00

217.7

8.59

5Kircaldie

10 18.00

142 51.67

246.0

26.54

6Twin

10 28.83

142 27.04

258.4

5.56

7Herald (W)

10 29.95

142 21.50

283.5

0.77

8OG Rock

10 29.77

142 20.74

270.0

3.70

9Hood

10 29.77

142 16.98

248.0

2.03

10Nardana

10 30.53

142 15.07

268.0

2.88

11Hammond

10 30.63

142 12.14

234.5

2.58

12Mecca

10 32.13

142 10.00

230.4

2.45

13Harrison (N)

10 33.69

142 08.08

267.3

13.19

14Booby

10 34.30

141 54.68

248.8

1.74

15Gannet

10 34.93

141 53.03

218.1

0.81

16Gannet Buoy

10 35.57

141 52.52

254.7

2.77

17Booby Island PBG

10 36.30

141 49.80

  
 

Total Distance

119.96

Westbound—shallow draught | Dalrymple Is PBG to Goods Is PBG—via west of Coconut Is and north of Alert Patches

No

Waypoint

Latitude S

Longitude E

Course

Distance

1

Dalrymple Island PBG

09 34.00

143 24.50

224.0

19.45

2

Arden

09 48.00

143 10.80

208.3

14.54

3

Dove

10 00.80

143 03.80

212.8

12.37

4

Bet

10 11.20

142 57.00

217.7

8.59

5

Kircaldie

10 18.00

142 51.67

246.0

26.54

6

Twin

10 28.83

142 27.04

278.6

4.34

7

Marina

10 28.18

142 22.68

264.9

2.12

8

Alert (NW)

10 28.37

142 20.53

248.1

5.79

9

Nardana

10 30.53

142 15.07

268.0

2.88

10

Hammond

10 30.63

142 12.14

234.5

2.58

11

Mecca

10 32.13

142 10.00

230.4

2.45

12

Harrison (N)

10 33.69

142 08.08

267.3

3.59

13

Goods (N) / Goods Island PBG

10 33.86

142 04.43

 

 

 

Total Distance

105.24

Last updated: 18 November 2024