Saumarez Reefs
- ISS006-E-8042
- 14 December 2002
- 22:11 UTC
The Saumarez Reefs are the southernmost reefs to be located on the Coral Sea Shelf, being located 85 km to the east of the Great Barrier Reef's Swain Reefs and 95 km to the southwest of the Frederick Reefs (see panoramic image). The Saumarez Reefs consist of three main reefs and numerous smaller reefs that form a large crescent-shaped formation, measuring 39 km across, that is open to the northwest. There are two sand cays: North East Cay and South West Cay.
