The straight-line distance is about 1,150.7 miles or 1,852 km. This is the true straight-line distance which accounts for the curvature of the earth and not merely a straight line drawn on a map.
It is a continent in the southern hemisphere which is largely comprised of desert and range lands ("Outback").
Hurricanes and typhoons occur in the Great Barrier Reef.
Because the Great Barrier Reef extends for 2000 km up the Queensland coast, there are several cities close to the reef. A large city which is closest to where the reef comes in nearest the coast is Cairns.Townsville is a large city along the coast, but the reef is not as accessible and close to shore from there. The southern end of the Great Barrier Reef is around 75km northwest of the port city of Gladstone.Brisbane is the nearest capital city to the Reef, but it is about 530km from the southern end.Contrary to popular overseas opinion, Sydney is nowhere near the Great Barrier Reef, as it is 930 kilometres south of Brisbane.
a straight line ^Wrong. A straight line is NOT the shortest distance between two places when you're on a globe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle This is mathematically proven using calculus. Another way to prove this is to take a globe, and get some string. Pick two points, and make a straight line with the string to measure the distance. Cut off the extra string so you are using the exact amount needed for a straight line. Now, use the great circle, and you will be able to reach the same point, and have extra string left over, proving that the great circle is shorter than the straight line.
Australians
The southern end of the Great Barrier Reef begins just northeast of Bundaberg, Queensland, and it is a distance of 1 294 km, or 804 miles from Sydney. However, the Great Barrier Reef then continues north up the Queensland coast, and one of the most popular cities from which to take tours to the Reef is Cairns. The driving distance from Sydney to Cairns is around 2700km.
The southern end of the Great Barrier Reef begins just northeast of Bundaberg, Queensland, and it is a distance of 1 294 km, or 804 miles from Sydney. However, the Great Barrier Reef then continues north up the Queensland coast, and one of the most popular cities from which to take tours to the Reef is Cairns. The driving distance from Sydney to Cairns is around 2700km.
No. Sydney is in New South Wales. The Great Barrier Reef is in Queensland the state next to New South Wales.
South
No. The southern end of the Great Barrier Reef begins just northeast of Bundaberg, Queensland, and it is a distance of 1 294 km, or 804 miles from Sydney. The Great Barrier Reef then continues for another 2,300 km up the Queensland coast.
Sydney
Sydney
The distance between Alice Springs and the Great Barrier Reef is 1,532 kilometers. This distance is equal to 951.94 miles.
Sydney, Australia
The air distance from Sydney, Australia, to Great Falls, Montana, is 8,211 miles. that equals 13,214 kilometers or 7,135 nautical miles.
Great barrier reef
A fringing reef forms a continuous underwater "wall" for some distance, where as a "barrier Reef" are shorter in distances, and have large gaps in them....and will be between shore and the Barrier Reef..............Sea Rambo