Geelvink Channel
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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.Notice to mariners by Staff Commander Coghlan re dangers of the channel 01 Oct 1886 - {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76213951 |title=GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. |newspaper=The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950) |location=Perth, WA |date=1 October 1886 |access-date=28 December 2013 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
It is a feature that has whale movements and oil and gas exploration researched for effects of seismic exploration methods.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cwr.org.au/research/oilandgas/geraldton.html |title=Geraldton/Geelvink Channel Surveys |access-date=28 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706124612/http://www.cwr.org.au/research/oilandgas/geraldton.html |archive-date=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
{{Coord|28|34|S|113|58|E|display=title|scale:25000_region:AU-WA_type:waterbody|notes=Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.{{Gazetteer of Australia | name = Geelvink Channel | id = 268915}}}}
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- {{Citation | author1=Australian Hydrographic Service | title=Houtman Abrolhos and Geelvink Channel, Australia - west coast, Western Australia | publication-date=2012 | publisher=Australian Hydrographic Service | edition=Ed. no. 2, 29 Jun. 2012 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/169411766 | access-date=28 December 2013 }}