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If you are a tourist who is there to enjoy the sights, you should look out for the wonderful variety of marine life and colourful coral.
If the question refers to the dangers one should look out for, they include:
- Jellyfish and marine stingers such as the Bix jellyfish and the Irukandji, tye stings of which can be fatal
- Stonefish, the songs of which cause agonising pain
- Blue ringed octopus
- Cone shells
- Stingrays
- Lion fish
- Sea snakes, all of which are venomous, even though they are not aggressive
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What is the name of the passage through the great barrier reef near Townsville?
Palm Passage - look at Reef Pilots web page
Why is the great barrier reef so important to us?
The great barrier reed is important because of its beauty and because it is the only natural reef that can be seen from outer space and is beautiful.
What does a barrier reef look like?
The Great Barrier Reef is the name of the world's largest reef system. It is located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is made up of more than 2900 coral reefs and 900 islands, and extends for about 2300 km parallel to the coastline.
What is the Great Barrier Reef different from other places?
The Great Barrier Reef is a spectacular marine area off Australia's beautiful coastline which is full of life and wonder. It has to be seen to be believed. Look it up online and learn all about it. It is a very popular tourist destination for a reason - it is breathtaking!
What is the general appearance of the coral reef?
Colonies of coral take on many shapes and sizes. No two look the same. Some resemble plants, some resemble brains, some are spiraling while others are flat like a table top. All of these make up a coral reef. There are many different types of coral reef as well. There is atoll reef, barrier reef, fringing reef, table reef, apron reef, bank reef, patch reef and others. Each of these different types of coral reef grows in a different environment. For more information about the specific shapes associated with the reef types listed above, see the related link.
Why are there little bugs in your reef aquarium?
They may be copepods which are great for some fish are corals. There are other things they may be, depends on what they look like.
Why are there over 300 shark attacks off the coast of Australia?
Australia is known for having the world's largest reef, the Great Barrier Reef, and that is home and sanctuary for millions of fish, and thereby sharks. They will tend to go where there is an ample food supply. And the reefs are thriving at reefs! Smaller sharks like to hunt there, because of the vast assortment of fish, think of a reef as a buffet! They can hear all the fish they want when it gets dark. Humans swimming anywhere near a reef or drop-off are putting themselves on the list! It is that simple. As a rule, sharks don't want to eat humans. They will look for seals, pinipeds, and young whales because of the high blubber content
What is the role of seahorses in the coral reef?
to look funny
Where would you go for your honeymoon?
me personally i woulg go to ausrtilla there is so much to see great barrier reef kangaroos and so much more you should look into it . Other than the US, I would like to go to Italy. The villas in that country look like interesting.
What does the fringing reef look like?
It looks pretty, that's what it looks like.
Is a coral reef a fungus?
Well i can tell u this coral is a producer the types of fungi in the coral reef are bryozoa, chordata , cnidaria . hope this helps!
Picture of a Coral Reef?
I can't but I can direct you somewhere where you can see pictures of coral reef. See the related links.
