AUS 260 — Broad Sound Channel & Shoalwater Bay, QLD Nautical Chart
For skippers, fishers, and coastal cruisers working Central Queensland’s big-tide waterways
Work the Broad Sound Channel and Shoalwater Bay with confidence. AUS 260 delivers bay-and-approach coverage at 1:75,000 on Mercator projection—ideal for planning tidal windows, shaping routes along buoyed fairways and sand banks, and cueing pilotage notes in these powerful tideways.
Why skippers choose this chart
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🧭 Made for passage & approach — Main sheet at 1:75,000 for the full channel and bay context.
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🌊 Tidal awareness — Excellent for timing gates and reading shoals in Broad Sound’s strong streams.
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🗺️ Mercator projection — Clean rhumb-line plotting for bearings and GPS cross-checks.
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📍 Exact bounds — All four limits listed for quick position checks (see below).
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🗺️ Deck-ready materials — Writeable laminate front face for chart-correction pencils.
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🇦🇺 Printed in Australia — Colour-managed, hand-checked.
Coverage
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Main Chart — AUS 260: Australia East Coast · Queensland · Broad Sound Channel and Shoalwater Bay
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Scale: 1:75,000 · Projection: Mercator
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Bounds: N 22°00.19′ S · S 22°26.74′ S · E 150°49.56′ E · W 150°00.78′ E
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Publication: 25-Mar-1996 · Latest Edition: 04-Mar-2022
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Premium materials & finishes
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Paper (120 gsm matte) — Crisp, flexible and chart-table friendly; ideal under nav-station glass.
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Laminated (soft-matte front / gloss back, edge-sealed) — Low-glare, writeable face for notes and corrections; gloss back adds rigidity and wipes clean.
Note: We’ve intentionally configured the laminate with a soft-matte writeable face and a gloss reverse so you can annotate pilotage notes, fixes and ETAs directly on the chart, then clean down between passages.
On-board & ashore use
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🧭 Passage planning — Pre-plot approaches, tide windows and contingencies.
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📒 Crew briefings — At-a-glance layout for pilotage notes and waypoint checks.
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🛠️ Marina/club display — Durable laminated option for noticeboards and training rooms.
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🎁 Gift for skippers — A practical, good-looking chart for locals and visiting cruisers.
Specifications
| Field | Detail |
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| Chart Number | AUS 260 |
| Title | Australia East Coast — Queensland — Broad Sound Channel and Shoalwater Bay |
| Geographic Location | Australia |
| Scale (main) | 1:75,000 |
| Projection | Mercator |
| North / South Limits | 22°00.19′ S / 22°26.74′ S |
| East / West Limits | 150°49.56′ E / 150°00.78′ E |
| Publication Date | 25-Mar-1996 |
| Latest Edition | 04-Mar-2022 |
| Sheet Size | 1100 mm (W) × 770 mm (H) |
| 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)
This product is ideal for planning, briefing, education, and display. For underway navigation, always carry and consult the latest official hydrographic chart or approved ECDIS and current Notices to Mariners. Local conditions and aids may change.
Ready to work Broad Sound & Shoalwater Bay?
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