Mitchells Island
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Mitchells Island is the largest of several islands in the mouth of the Manning River
. It is roughly triangular in shape and has an area of approximately 50 square miles (129.5 km²). It is bordered on the north by the main channel of the Manning River, on the southwest by Scotts Creek, and on the east by the Pacific Ocean. The ocean edge extends from Old Bar
in the south to Harrington
to the north.
Mitchells Island is located at 31°53'60S 152°37'0E and varies is altitude from sea level to 151 meters. It is named after Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855), who served as Surveyor-General for Australia. It and the adjacent Oxley Island is a shale
outcrop rather than a sandy deposit.
The population of Mitchells Island is approximately 300 permanent residents. Much of the island is covered by dairy farms. It is a popular holiday location and has two caravan parks and many rental homes and units.
There is one village on the island, Manning Point
, approximately 330 km north of Sydney ,. Besides the holiday rental units, it has a general store, a bowling club, the two caravan parks, a cafe, and a bait shop. The general store is also the news agent, the video rental shop, the Australia Post Office, the bottle shop, the burger and fish and chips grill, and the grocery store.
The Pacific Ocean
forms the eastern border of the island. While the entire length is a sand beach, there are two accesses. The northern access is from the village of Manning Point and is reinforced to allow four-wheel drive vehicle access. The southern access is from Beach Road. This access is a narrow path over the boundary dune. Neither beach is patrolled.
Manning River
The Manning River is a river in the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia that flows through the Manning Valley. It is one of Australia's few large river systems not to be dammed for water supply purposes anywhere along its catchment...
. It is roughly triangular in shape and has an area of approximately 50 square miles (129.5 km²). It is bordered on the north by the main channel of the Manning River, on the southwest by Scotts Creek, and on the east by the Pacific Ocean. The ocean edge extends from Old Bar
Old Bar, New South Wales
Old Bar is a coastal town in New South Wales, Australia in the City of Greater Taree. It lies around east of Taree on the Mid North Coast, and around north of Sydney....
in the south to Harrington
Harrington, New South Wales
Harrington is a small fishing village located at the mouth of the Manning River in New South Wales, Australia . It is north-east of Taree on the Mid North Coast, and north east of the state capital, Sydney...
to the north.
Mitchells Island is located at 31°53'60S 152°37'0E and varies is altitude from sea level to 151 meters. It is named after Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (1792-1855), who served as Surveyor-General for Australia. It and the adjacent Oxley Island is a shale
Shale
Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock composed of mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals and tiny fragments of other minerals, especially quartz and calcite. The ratio of clay to other minerals is variable. Shale is characterized by breaks along thin laminae or parallel layering...
outcrop rather than a sandy deposit.
The population of Mitchells Island is approximately 300 permanent residents. Much of the island is covered by dairy farms. It is a popular holiday location and has two caravan parks and many rental homes and units.
There is one village on the island, Manning Point
Manning Point, New South Wales
Manning Point is a small village located at the mouth of the Manning River in New South Wales, Australia . Lying on Mitchells Island, it lies opposite the town of Harrington. It is east of Taree on the Mid North Coast...
, approximately 330 km north of Sydney ,. Besides the holiday rental units, it has a general store, a bowling club, the two caravan parks, a cafe, and a bait shop. The general store is also the news agent, the video rental shop, the Australia Post Office, the bottle shop, the burger and fish and chips grill, and the grocery store.
The Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
forms the eastern border of the island. While the entire length is a sand beach, there are two accesses. The northern access is from the village of Manning Point and is reinforced to allow four-wheel drive vehicle access. The southern access is from Beach Road. This access is a narrow path over the boundary dune. Neither beach is patrolled.