Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is located off the northeastern coast of Queensland. The capital city of Queensland, and the nearest capital to the Great Barrier Reef, is Brisbane.

The Great Barrier Reef spans a length of some 2000km, so naturally there are many rivers along its length. One of the better-known rivers is the Endeavour River, near Cooktown. James Cook's ship, the "Endeavour", struck the Great Barrier Reef and nearly sank in 1770. The Endeavour managed to stay afloat for another week whilst the crew sought desperately for land, eventually sighting the harbour formed by the Endeavour River. The ship was landed on 10 June 1770, and Cook spent almost two months repairing it, thus giving rise to the fledgling township of Cooktown.

Yes, and he wasn't too happy about it when he did.

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Here is a little hint...it is located off the northeast coast of Queensland and covers over 2000km.

Palm Passage - look at Reef Pilots web page

No, it was under the Reagan administration

The Great Barrier Reef has the normal four seasons that most of Australia experiences. December, January and February is the Summer season, and the rest of the seasons follow in the usual pattern.

During summer, the weather is hot and very humid. In winter (June, July, August) temperatures cool a lot, but it is still a very pleasant place to swim and snorkel.

Autumn and Spring each bring their own subtle changes which are not as pronounced as the changes further south.

No it is native to the great barrier reef; it's natural predators have been reduced so greatly in number that its population is not adequately controlled.

Averages 22C/72F in the south(Brisbane) to 24C/75F in the north(Cairns) for September

because of all the wild life around the area. it holds 2000 types of fish!!

As the acidity in the water increases any sea creatures that rely on calcium such as the coral reefs sea shells crabs etc will become endangered.

The Great Blue Hole is a large submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km from the mainland and Belize City.

There are around 60 different types of seagrass in the Great Barrier Reef. But i will just name a few of them. There is Halophila Minor, Halophila Capricorni, Halophila Decipiens, Halophila Ovalis, Halophila Spinulosa, Cymodocea Rotuntada, Cymodocea Serrulata, Enhalus Acoroides, Halodule Pinfolia, Halodule Uninervis, Halophila Tricostate, Syringodium Isoetifolium, Thalassia Hemprichii, Thalassodendron Ciliatum and Zostera Capricorn

Great barrier reefs are actually on top of the dead and old reefs and sea anemones. So the non living reefs are the foundations and support for the living reefs.

sharks grow up to 3 meters in the great barrier reef

There is no Aboriginal word for the entire reef, just parts of the reef, some part names inculde "Kupuntutu passage" and "Bandjin Reefs", these names simply acknowledge the traditional owners identity. Another section is called the "Gumoo Woojabuddee Section", it means "Bigfulla water".

I think you are thinking of Groupers.

Not really. The Great Barrier Reef is a major feature of the Queensland coast.

The strait between NZ's two main islands is Cook Strait.

There are many PADI dive shops along the Queensland coast where the Great Barrier Reef is located. Any of those shops offer scuba dive gear rentals and tours.

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No. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of Queensland.