Barker Passage
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Barker Passage is a channel
through reef
about a kilometre south of North Island
in the Houtman Abrolhos
. Its gazetted location is 28°19′15"S 113°37′15"E, but it is actually located nearly 2½ kilometres west of there, at approximately 28°18′58"S 113°35′54"E.
Channel (geography)
In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river, slough or ocean strait consisting of a bed and banks.A channel is also the natural or human-made deeper course through a reef, sand bar, bay, or any shallow body of water...
through reef
Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
about a kilometre south of North Island
North Island (Houtman Abrolhos)
North Island is the northernmost island in the Houtman Abrolhos, a coral reef archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mid West Western Australia. Located about 14 km from the nearest island group, it is one of the largest islands in the Houtman Abrolhos, and one of the few to support...
in the Houtman Abrolhos
Houtman Abrolhos
The Houtman Abrolhos is a chain of 122 islands, and associated coral reefs, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia. Nominally located at , it lies about eighty kilometres west of Geraldton, Western Australia...
. Its gazetted location is 28°19′15"S 113°37′15"E, but it is actually located nearly 2½ kilometres west of there, at approximately 28°18′58"S 113°35′54"E.