Geelvink Channel

Geelvink Channel is a feature to the east of the Houtman Abrolhos in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia, that lies between the Abrolhos and the port of Geraldton.[1]

Geelvink Channel from map of 1897

It is a feature that has whale movements and oil and gas exploration researched for effects of seismic exploration methods.[2]

Charts
  • Australian Hydrographic Service (2012), Houtman Abrolhos and Geelvink Channel, Australia - west coast, Western Australia (Ed. no. 2, 29 Jun. 2012 ed.), Australian Hydrographic Service, retrieved 28 December 2013
gollark: The KSP way would probably just be to shove a bunch of ablative low-mass plates in front of the payload.
gollark: It's in what seems to be an official report, and they still called it "freedom gas".
gollark: But a lot of news outlets picked it up and it's not April 1st...
gollark: I thought it was satire when I first heard that.
gollark: That's isolated to there though.

References
  1. Notice to mariners by Staff Commander Coghlan re dangers of the channel 01 Oct 1886 - "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 1 October 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
  4. "Geelvink Channel". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.


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