AUS 323 — Adele Island to Lacepede Islands (including King Sound), WA Nautical Chart

For skippers, pilots, and coastal crews running WA’s far-north corridor via King Sound

Plan confident coastwise passages with AUS 323. Regional coverage from Adele Island to the Lacepede Islands (including King Sound) at 1:300,000 on Mercator projection—ideal for shaping long legs, landfall bearings, and offshore waypoint checks across Western Australia’s remote north-west.

Why skippers choose this chart

• 🧭 Big-picture routing — 1:300,000 scale for clear planning between islands, reefs, and headlands.

• 🚢 Transit awareness — Helpful for aligning coastal tracks, offsets from shoals, and staging approaches into King Sound.

• 🛰️ Mercator projection — Straight-line bearings and simple DR plotting on extended runs.

• 📍 Exact bounds — All four limits listed for quick position checks (see below).

• 🗺️ Deck-ready materials — Soft-matte, writeable laminate face for correction/grease pencils.

• 🇦🇺 Printed in Australia — Colour-managed, hand-checked.

Coverage

• Main Chart — AUS 323: Australia North West Coast · Western Australia · Adele Island to Lacepede Islands (incl. King Sound)

  • Scale: 1:300,000 · Projection: Mercator

  • Bounds: N 15°24.28′ S · S 17°18.92′ S · E 124°30.08′ E · W 121°06.95′ E

  • Publication: 03-Nov-1995 · Latest Edition: 19-Jan-2024

Premium materials & finishes

• Paper (120 gsm matte) — Crisp, flexible, chart-table friendly; ideal under nav-station glass.

• Laminated (soft-matte front / gloss back, edge-sealed) — Front is low-glare and writeable; gloss back adds rigidity. Wipes clean with a soft cloth.

We use a soft-matte writeable face with a gloss reverse so you can annotate fixes, bearings, ETAs and weather gates directly on the chart, then clean down between passages.

On-board & ashore use

• 🧭 Passage planning — Plot coastal routes, clearing lines, and contingencies across the Kimberley sector.

• 📒 Crew briefings — Clear overview for hazards and waypoint verification.

• 🛠️ Bridge/club display — Durable laminated option for training rooms and noticeboards.

• 🎁 Gift for skippers — A practical far-north planning chart for WA crews.

Specifications

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 run Adele–Lacepede via King Sound?

Select your finish above and add to cart. We’ll print locally, hand-check, and ship with care.