AUS 714 — New Year Island to Port Essington, NT Nautical Chart
For skippers, fishers and coastal cruisers running the Cobourg Peninsula & outer Top End
Shape confident coastal legs between New Year Island and Port Essington. AUS 714 delivers broad offshore coverage at 1:150,000, ideal for planning routes, setting landfall bearings, and cueing approach notes to remote anchorages along this stretch of the Northern Territory coast.
Why skippers choose this chart
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🧭 Coastal-passage scale — 1:150,000 balances wide-area context with clear shoreline references.
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🧿 Landfall confidence — Headlands, islands and conspicuous features for reliable fixes and bearings.
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🗺️ Mercator projection — Straight rhumb-line plotting for traditional and electronic cross-checks.
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📍 Exact bounds listed — Quick position checks with North/South/East/West limits.
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🗺️ Deck-ready materials — Soft-matte, writeable laminate face for chart-correction/grease pencils.
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🇦🇺 Printed in Australia — Colour-managed output, hand-checked.
Coverage
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Chart: AUS 714 — Australia · North Coast · Northern Territory · New Year Island to Port Essington
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Scale: 1:150,000 · Projection: Mercator
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Bounds: N 10°02.20′ S · S 11°35.00′ S · E 133°04.80′ E · W 132°05.40′ E
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Publication: 01-Oct-2010 · Latest Edition: 05-Nov-2010
Premium materials & finishes
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Paper (120 gsm matte) — Clear, lightweight and flexible on the chart table; perfect under glass in the nav station.
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Laminated (soft-matte front / gloss back, edge-sealed) — Front face is low-glare and writeable with chart-correcting/grease pencils; gloss back adds rigidity. Wipes clean with a soft cloth.
Skipper’s note: The soft-matte face is specified so you can mark fixes, ETAs and pilotage cues, then clean down between passages.
On-board & ashore use
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🧭 Passage planning — Plot offshore routes, tidal gates and landfall points before you cast off.
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📒 Crew briefings — At-a-glance coastal overview for roles, calls and nav references.
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🛠️ Ranger base/club display — Durable laminated option for noticeboards and training rooms.
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🎁 Practical gift — A dependable working chart for local and transiting skippers.
Specifications
| Field | Detail |
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| Chart Number | AUS 714 |
| Title | Australia — North Coast — Northern Territory — New Year Island to Port Essington |
| Geographic Location | Australia |
| Scale | 1:150,000 |
| Projection | Mercator |
| North / South Limits | 10°02.20′ S / 11°35.00′ S |
| East / West Limits | 133°04.80′ E / 132°05.40′ E |
| Publication Date | 01-Oct-2010 |
| Latest Edition | 05-Nov-2010 |
| Available Finishes | Paper (120 gsm matte); Laminated (soft-matte writeable front, gloss back, edge-sealed) |
| Inks | Pigment-based, fade-resistant |
| Origin | Printed in Australia |
Important note (mariner’s guidance)
Ideal for planning, briefing, education and display. For navigation underway—especially in remote Top End waters—always use the latest official hydrographic chart or approved ECDIS together with current Notices to Mariners and local guidance. Conditions and aids can change.
Track the Cobourg coast with confidence
Choose your finish above and add to cart — locally printed, hand-checked and shipped with care.
