Pioneer Bay (20°14'S., 148°42'E.), entered between Pioneer Point and Grimston Point, 6 miles NW, has depths of less than 11m within a line joining the entrance points. Pigeon Islet, 9.1m high, lies at the head of the bay on the edge of a drying bank. The villages of Cannonvale and Airlie, each with a small jetty, lie 0.7 mile S and 1 mile E, respectively, of Pigeon Islet. A marina, with a breakwater marked by lighted beacons, is situated close N of Airlie.

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