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North Solitary Island

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232: 705: 56:. The argillite probably formed from volcanic ash falls. The strike of the beds is between 120° and 170° with steep dipping to the west. Some beds show graded bedding. Rocks are frequently folded, and there are also several small faults. Tectonically it is part of the 130: 749: 190: 181: 773: 742: 768: 670: 115: 106:
R. J. Korsch (1993). "Reconnaissance geology of the Solitary Islands: constraints on the geometry of the Coffs Harbour orocline".
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Around 500 metres north of the island is North West Rock which is home to the fish aggregation site called Fish Soup.
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and about 13 km east-south-east of Wooli. The island is divided into two sections by a channel. An
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Rocks on North Solitary Island consist of mudstone and a light green brittle sillicaceous
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established 2 January 1998 and managed by the NSW Maritime Parks Authority.
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Index

New South Wales
continental shelf
Coffs Harbour
automated lighthouse
Solitary Islands Marine Park
argillite
Coffs Harbour Block
New England Orogen
"Marine Parks Authority NSW - Solitary Islands Marine Park"
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Ram Head
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Mount Dromedary
Batemans Bay
Pigeon House
Red Point
Botany Bay
Port Jackson
Broken Bay
Point Stephens
Port Stephens

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