Editing Coral Sea Islands (section)

===Extreme South===
[[Elizabeth Reef|Elizabeth]] and [[Middleton Reef|Middleton]] reefs, together with reefs around [[Lord Howe Island]] ([[New South Wales]]) 150 km to the south, are regarded as the southernmost coral reefs in the world. Their location, where tropical and temperate ocean currents meet, contributes to an unusually diverse assemblage of marine species. These mostly submerged atolls which dry only during low tide were added to the territory only in 1989. They are located on the [[Lord Howe Rise]]. Already on 23 December 1987, they were protected as the [[Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Park Reserve]], which has an area of 1,880 km<sup>2</sup>.

# [[Elizabeth Reef]], atoll about 8.2 km by 5.5 km, area 51 km<sup>2</sup> including lagoon, one islet: Elizabeth Island (Elizabeth Cay), no vegetation, 600 m by 400 m (area 0.2 km<sup>2</sup>), highest point 0.8 m. At low tides, much of the reef flat is exposed.
# [[Middleton Reef]], atoll about 8.9 km by 6.3 km, area 37 km<sup>2</sup> including lagoon, one islet: The Sound, 100 m by 70 m (area 5,000 m<sup>2</sup>), highest point 1.5 m (close to the northern end). At low tides, much of the reef flat is exposed.