Hydrographers Passage
Hydrographers Passage is a deep-water shipping channel through the Great Barrier Reef, that reduced the previous route by 250 miles. It was discovered by James Bond, commander of the Royal Australian Navy survey ship HMAS Flinders in 1981.Hydrographers Passage
- Channel
- Description: deep-water shipping channel
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
-19.66667° or 19° 40′ south
Longitude
150.41667° or 150° 25′ east
Open location code
5RGG8CM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hydrographers Passage” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hydrographers Passage”
- Swedish: “Hydrographers Passage”
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