Coral Sea Islands
| Complex | Type | Islets/cays |
|---|---|---|
| West Holmes Reef | atoll | 2 |
| Diane Bank | atoll (mostly sunken) | 1 |
| Willis Group | atoll (partially sunken) | 3 |
| Magdelaine Cays and Coringa Islets | atoll (partially sunken) | 4 |
| Herald Cays (North) | reef | 1 |
| Herald Cays (South) | reef | 1 |
| Lihou Reef and Cays | atoll | 18 |
| Diamond Islands and Tregosse Reefs | atoll (partially sunken) | 4 |
| Flinders Reefs (North) | atoll | 2 |
| Marion Reef | atoll | 4 |
| Mellish Reef | atoll | 1 |
| Frederick Reefs | atoll | 1 |
| Kenn Reef | atoll | 1 |
| Saumarez Reef | atoll | 2 |
| Wreck Reef | atoll | 3 |
| Cato Reef | atoll | 1 |
| Middleton Reef | atoll | 1 |
| Elizabeth Reef | atoll | 1 |
| Total number of islands/cays | 51 | |
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Man-made objects
Automatic, unmanned weather stations are located on following reefs or atolls:
- Bougainville Reef
- Cato Island
- Flinders Reef (Flinders Coral Cay)
- Frederick Reef
- Holmes Reef
- Lihou Reef (Turtle Islet)
- Marion Reef
- Moore Reef
Lighthouses are located on following reefs or islands:
- Bougainville Reef
- East Diamond Islet
- Frederick Reefs
- Lihou Reef
- Saumarez Reef
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References
- ^ a b Geoscience Australia. Coral Sea Islands
- ^ First Assistant Secretary, Territories Division (2008-01-30). Territories of Australia. Attorney-General's Department. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. “The Federal Government, through the Attorney-General's Department administers Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay, and Norfolk Island as Territories.”
- ^ Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Territories of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-02-07. “As part of the Machinery of Government Changes following the Federal Election on 29 November 2007, administrative responsibility for Territories has been transferred to the Attorney General's Department.”
- ^ Oceandots.com
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