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Mooring locations

Public moorings are located within each of the island groups at the Abrolhos Islands. See below for the mooring locations. For more detail about the use of public moorings, see the Abrolhos Islands Information Guide.

​Easter Group ​ ​ ​ ​
Mooring Number Latitude Longitude Depth (metres)​ Location
AI – 9 28°41.943 S 113°46.796 E 14m Sandy Island
AI – 10 28°41.987 S ​113°46.777 E 13.5m
Sandy Island
AI – 11 28°40.937 S 113°51.698 E 7.1m Leo Island
AI – 17 28°42.166 S 113°46.537 E 7.2m
Sandy Island
AI – 18 28°42.136 S 113°46.607 E 7.2m
Sandy Island
AI – 19 28°44.646 S 113°48.809 E 4.2m
Morley Island
AI – 20 28°44.566 S 113°48.896 E 9.8m
Morley Island
AI – 21 28°41.556 S 113°50.089 E 6.8m Eagles Nest Passage
​AI - 37 ​28°40.306 S ​113°50.616 E ​4.9m Anemone Lump
​AI – 32 ​28°42.192 S ​113 49.767 E ​14m ​Roo-Tail Coral
​AI – 33 ​28°40.859 S ​113 51.806 E ​18.5m ​Leo Island
AI – 34 28°44.511 S 113 48.927 E 17.4m Morley Island

 

​North Island ​ ​ ​ ​
Mooring Number​ Latitude​ Longitude​ Depth (metres)​​ Location​
AI – 14 28°19.719 S 113°36.308 E 12m Zig Zag Channel
AI – 15 28°18.481 S 113°36.354 E 4.6m ​North Island Anchorage

 

​Pelsaert Group ​ ​ ​ ​
Mooring Number​​ Latitude​​ Longitude​​ Depth (metres)​​​ Location​​
AI - 38 28°51.228 S 114°00.668 E 16 m​ Coral Patches​

  

​Wallabi Group ​ ​ ​ ​
Mooring Number​​​ Latitude​​​ Longitude​​​ Depth (metres)​ Location​​
AI - 1 28°25.832 S 113°44.192 E 4.3m Turtle Bay
AI – 2 28°25.870 S 113°44.241 E 3.8m Turtle Bay
AI – 3 28°25.872 S 113°44.303 E 3.7m Turtle Bay
AI – 4 28°25.869 S 113°44.344 E 3.8m Turtle Bay
AI – 5 28°25.445 S 113°44.657 E 13m Fish Point East
AI – 6 28°25.430 S 113°44.615 E 13m Fish Point West
AI – 7 28°27.593 S 113°46.280 E 5.6m Long Island North
AI – 8 28°27.654 S 113°46.272 E 4.8m Long Island South
AI – 12 28°25.804 S 113°44.253 E 4.8m Turtle Bay
AI – 13 28°25.810 S 113°44.310 E 4.5m Turtle Bay
​AI – 16 ​28°28.154 S ​113°47.282 E ​6.5m ​Beacon Island
​AI - 30 ​28°29.769 S 113 44.796 E ​11m ​Third Sister
​AI – 31 ​28°29.638 S ​113 44.618 E ​12m ​Third Sister
AI – 35 28°26.903 S
 113 41.314 E 4.8m
West Wallabi Island
​AI – 36 28°26.978 S ​113 41.170 E ​3.6m West Wallabi Island​

  

Southern Group
Mooring Number​ Latitude​ Longitude​ Depth (metres)​​ Location​
AI – 22 28°58.704 S 113 57.185 E 5.3m Pelsaert Island
​AI – 23 ​28°58.650 S ​113 57.166 E ​5.0m ​Pelsaert Island
​AI – 24 ​28°58.594 S ​113 57.136 E ​3.8m ​Pelsaert Island
​AI – 25 ​28°58.531 S ​113 57.105 E ​3.4m ​Pelsaert Island
​AI – 26 ​28°58.002 S ​113 57.243 E ​13m ​Pelsaert Island
​AI – 27 ​28°58.044 S ​113 57.195 E ​17.8m ​Pelsaert Island
​AI – 28 ​28°54.231 S ​113 54.601 E ​5.3m ​Middle Island
AI – 29 28°54.166 S 113 54.603 E 5.7m Middle Island

 

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