Distance Tables

SUNDRY USEFUL DISTANCES - Pilot to Pilot

Booby Is. to:		Cape Flattery to:		Port Moresby to:		Jomard Entrance to:
Amamapare	550	Kobe		Lae		Suez Canal
Bell Bay	2231	via Torres Strait	3512	via China Strait	684	via Vitiaz, Sagewin &
Bing Bong	430	via Grafton Passage &		via Jomard Entrance	799	Lombok Straits	8398
Cape Town	6820	Jomard Entrance	3621	Rabaul		Cape Agulhas
Darwin via Clarence &		Yokohama		via China Strait	676	via Vitiaz, Sagewin &
Dundas Straits	706	via Torres Strait	3608	via Jomard Entrance	772	Lombok Straits	8007
Fremantle	2524	via Grafton Passage &		Grafton Passage	430	Yokohama	2971
Gebe Island	1076	Jomard Entrance	3596	Hay Point to:
Gove	334	via Grafton Passage &		Rossel Island		NOTE
Groote Eylandt	391	Rossel Island	3676	via Hydrographers Passage		Hay Point to Suez
Hong Kong	2718	Townsville to:		& Diamond Passage	675	For ships with suitable draughts the shortest
Kaohsiung	2630	Kobe		via Palm Passage	905	distance from Central Queensland Ports and the
Karumba	430	via Palm Passage &		via Grafton Passage	949	Suez Canal is the route via Torres Strait. For ships
Keelung	2636	Jomard Entrance	3600	via Capricorn Channel	909	with draughts more than 12.20m the most economical
Manila	2166	Port Moresby		Jomard Entrance		route is via Hydrographers Passage, Diamond Passage,
Melbourne	2274	via Palm Passage	576	via Hydrographers Passage		Jomard Entrance, Vitiaz Strait, Sagewin Strait and
Singapore	2508	Yokohama		& Diamond Passage	643	Lombok Strait. It is shorter than travelling south-about
Weipa	140	via Palm Passage &		via Palm Passage	790	and, in general, the weather is more favourable.
		Jomard Entrance	3576	via Grafton Passage	834	e.g. The distance from Hay Point to the Suez Canal via
Booby Is. to:		Gladstone to:		via Capricorn Channel	964	Hydrographers Passage and Jomard Entrance is 9,040
New Zealand		Auckland	1491	Abbot Point to:		miles whereas the same voyage via the Great
Auckland		Dunedin via Foveaux Strait	1784	Rossel Island		Australian Bight is 9,180 miles
via Inner Route	2496	Lyttelton via Cook Strait	1750	via Hydrographers Passage		Hay Point to Europe
via Great N.E. Channel	2562	Napier	1790	& Diamond Passage	752	Although the route from Hay Point to Europe via
Tauranga		Wellington	1601	via Palm Passage	773	Hydrographers Passage, Diamond Passage, Jomard
via Inner Route	2574	Whangarei	1434	via Grafton Passage	817	Entrance, Vitiaz Strait, Sagewin Strait, Lombok Strait
via Great N.E. Channel	2638	Brisbane to:		via Capricorn Channel	1018	and the Cape of Good Hope is about 600 miles longer
Wellington		Auckland	1310	Jomard Entrance		than the route south of Australia it is much shorter in
via Inner Route	2605	Dunedin via Foveaux Strait	1549	via Hydrographers Passage		steaming time, especially in the winter months.
via Great N.E. Channel	2749	Lyttelton via Cook Strait	1542	& Diamond Passage	720	Hay Point to Japan
Whangarei		Napier	1612	via Palm Passage	660	The voyage from Hay Point to Japan via Hydrographers
via Inner Route	2437	Wellington	1401	via Grafton Passage	702	Passage, Diamond Passage and Jomard Entrance is
via Great N.E. Channel	2503	Whangarei	1261	via Capricorn Channel	1073	about 250 miles shorter than proceeding via the
						Capricorn Channel and Rossel Island.