Discovery Bay Marine National Park

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

Protected area in Victoria, Australia

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; 141.367
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
Footnotes|

Ramsar Wetland

Official name| Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site
Designated| 28 February 2018
Reference no.| 2344[2]
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,[3][4][5] 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.

## See also

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* Australia portal
* environment portal

* Protected areas of Victoria
* List of national parks of Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b Discovery Bay Marine National Park management plan (PDF) (PDF). Melbourne: Government of Victoria. February 2007. pp. 1, 5. ISBN 978-0-7311-8361-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2014. `{{cite book}}`: `|work=` ignored (help)
2. ^ "Glenelg Estuary and Discovery Bay Ramsar Site". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. ^ "Discovery Bay Marine National Park". Parks Victoria. Government of Victoria. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
4. ^ "Discovery Bay Marine National Park: visitor guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
5. ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.

## External links

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* "Marine National Parks and Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Coordinates" (PDF). Parks Victoria (PDF). Government of Victoria. July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
* "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.

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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
* Shallow Inlet
* Wilsons Promontory

* Former Cape Schanck
* Point Cook

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|

* Barwon Bluff
* Beware Reef
* Eagle Rock
* Jawbone
* Marengo Reefs
* Merri
* Mushroom Reef
* Point Cooke
* Point Danger
* Ricketts Point
* The Arches

Protected areas of Victoria

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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 Bridge
* 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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Protected areas of Victoria, Australia

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

National parks

* Alfred
* Alpine
* Barmah
* Baw Baw
* Brisbane Ranges
* Budj Bim
* Burrowa-Pine Mountain
* Chiltern-Mt Pilot
* Churchill
* Cobboboonee
* Coopracambra
* Croajingolong
* Dandenong Ranges
* Errinundra
* French Island
* Grampians
* Great Otway
* Greater Bendigo
* Gunbower
* Hattah-Kulkyne
* Heathcote-Graytown
* Kara Kara
* Kinglake
* Lake Eildon
* Lind
* Little Desert
* Lower Glenelg
* Lower Goulburn
* Mitchell River
* Mornington Peninsula
* Morwell
* Mount Buffalo
* Mount Richmond
* Murray-Sunset
* Organ Pipes
* Point Nepean
* Port Campbell
* Snowy River
* Tarra-Bulga
* Terrick Terrick
* The Lakes
* Warby-Ovens
* Wilsons Promontory
* Wyperfeld
* Yarra Ranges

Former|

* Bogong
* Bulga
* Captain James Cook
* Chiltern Box–Ironbark
* Cobberas–Tingaringy
* Dandenong
* Ferntree Gully
* Fraser
* Glenaladale
* Hattah Lakes
* Mallacoota Inlet
* Mount Eccles
* Otway
* Point Nepean (1988-1995)
* St Arnaud Range
* Tarra Valley
* Tingaringy
* Wingan Inlet
* Wonnangatta–Moroka

State parks

* Arthurs Seat
* Black Range
* Broken-Boosey
* Bunyip
* Cape Nelson
* Cathedral Range
* Dergholm
* Enfield
* Holey Plains
* Kooyoora
* Lake Tyers
* Langi Ghiran
* Leaghur
* Lerderderg
* Moondarra
* Mount Arapiles-Tooan
* Mount Buangor
* Mount Granya
* Mount Lawson
* Mount Napier
* Mount Samaria
* Mount Worth
* Paddys Ranges
* Reef Hills
* Warrandyte
* Werribee Gorge

Former|

* Angahook–Lorne
* Barmah
* Carlisle
* Chiltern
* Coopracambra
* Eildon
* French Island
* Kamarooka
* Kara Kara
* Melba Gully (Great Otway NP)
* Nepean
* Pink Lakes
* Terrick Terrick
* Wabonga Plateau
* Warby Range (Warby-Ovens NP)
* Whipstick

Marine and coastal parks

* Bay of Islands
* Bunurong
* Cape Conran
* Cape Liptrap
* Corner Inlet
* Discovery Bay
* Gippsland Lakes
* Nooramunga
* Shallow Inlet
* Wilsons Promontory

* Former Cape Schanck
* Point Cook

Marine sanctuaries

* Barwon Bluff
* Beware Reef
* Eagle Rock
* Jawbone
* Marengo Reefs
* Merri
* Mushroom Reef
* Point Cooke
* Point Danger
* Ricketts Point
* The Arches

Other parks

| Wilderness parks|

* Avon
* Big Desert Wilderness Park
* Wabba Wilderness Park

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Heritage / Historic parks|

* Beechworth Historic Park
* Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
* Point Gellibrand Heritage Park
* Steiglitz Historic Park
* Wimmera River Heritage Area Park
* Woodlands Historic Park

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