Point Hicks Marine National Park
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IUCN category II (national park)
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 Point Hicks Marine National Park
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| Nearest town or city | Cann River |
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| Established | 16 November 2002[1] |
| Area | 40 km2 (15.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Point Hicks Marine National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of Victoria |
The Point Hicks Marine National Park is a protected marine national park in situated off Point Hicks in the East Gippsland 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 SS Kerangie 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]
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Marine and coastal parks of Victoria, Australia
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