<Li> Jump up ^ Northeastern limit defined by IHO as "From the South East Rock to the North point of Three Kings Islands (34 ° 10 ′ S 172 ° 10 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 34.167 ° S 172.167 ° E ﻿ / - 34.167; 172.167) thence to North Cape in New Zealand". </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Southeastern limit defined by IHO as "A line from the Southeastern extreme of Aneityum Island to Southeast (Nokanhui) Islets (22 ° 46 ′ S 167 ° 34 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 22.767 ° S 167.567 ° E ﻿ / - 22.767; 167.567) off the Southeast extreme of New Caledonia, thence through the East point of Middleton Reef to the Eastern extreme of Elizabeth Reef (29 ° 55 ′ S 159 ° 02 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.917 ° S 159.033 ° E ﻿ / - 29.917; 159.033) and down this meridian to Latitude 30 ° South". </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Northeastern limit defined by IHO as "From the Northernmost island of the Duff or Wilson Group through these islands to their Southeastern extreme, thence a line to Mera Lava, New Hebrides Islands (Vanuatu) (14 ° 25 ′ S 163 ° 03 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 14.417 ° S 163.050 ° E ﻿ / - 14.417; 163.050) and down the Eastern coasts of the islands of this Group to Aneityum Island (20 ° 11 ′ S 169 ° 51 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 20.183 ° S 169.850 ° E ﻿ / - 20.183; 169.850) in such a way that all the islands of these Groups, and the straits separating them, are included in the Coral Sea". </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Southern limit defined by IHO as "The Northern limit of the Coral Sea between San Cristobal Island (Makira), Solomons, and Gado - Gadoa Island, off the Southeast extreme of New Guinea, thence a line to the Southern extreme of Rennell Island and from its Eastern point to Cape Surville, the Eastern extreme of San Cristobal Island". </Li>

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