Great Barrier Reef
33 entries in the Great Barrier Reef compendium.
1928 Great Barrier Reef expeditionA thirteen-month scientific study of the Great Barrier Reef.2010 Great Barrier Reef oil spillA bulk carrier grounding caused the longest known scar on the reef.Belgian Scientific Expedition1967–1968 Belgian survey of the Great Barrier Reef.Capricorn silvereyeThe only bird endemic to the Great Barrier Reef.Cato ReefCoral reef with a cay, shipwrecks, and a gay micronation.Death of Steve IrwinSteve Irwin died from a stingray barb to the heart.Robert EndeanMarine scientist who studied crown-of-thorns starfish and helped create GBRMPA.Endeavour ReefCoral reef where HM Bark Endeavour ran aground in 1770.Environmental threats to the Great Barrier ReefClimate change, water quality, and predators threaten the Great Barrier Reef.Fitzroy Island (Queensland)Continental island with rainforest, reef, and national park.Fitzroy Island National ParkProtected continental island with rainforest, reefs, and cultural heritage.Frederick ReefsRemote atoll with a lighthouse and a history of shipwrecks.SS GothenburgIron steamship wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef in 1875.Great Barrier Reef (2012 TV series)A documentary series exploring the wildlife of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.Great Barrier Reef (2015 TV series)Three-part BBC documentary series narrated by David Attenborough.Green Island National ParkA protected coral cay and popular island national park.GulgibarraAboriginal group belonging to the sandy seashores of the Mulgrave and Russell Rivers.Mary HagedornMarine biologist pioneering coral cryopreservation for reef recovery.Thomas Harvey JohnstonAustralian biologist who led prickly pear eradication and studied parasites.Kenn ReefSubmerged coral atoll in the Coral Sea, boot-shaped and volcanic.Lady Musgrave IslandA 14 ha coral cay national park with a deep-water lagoon channel, second southernmost in the Great Barrier…Disappearance of Tom and Eileen LonerganAmerican couple abandoned at sea during a scuba dive.Masthead IslandA protected coral cay with low human disturbance.Northeast Shelf ProvinceProvincial bioregion of central and southern Great Barrier Reef.Northeast Shelf TransitionA provincial bioregion of Australia's northern Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait.Ocean acidification in the Great Barrier ReefOcean acidification weakens coral reefs and reduces biodiversity.One Tree Island (Queensland)A southern Great Barrier Reef cay with a research station.PseudoceratinaSponge genus with pharmaceutical potential from its microbiome.Shoalwater BayA military training area and vital dugong habitat in the Great Barrier Reef.St. Crispin's ReefOuter-shelf reef known as the Flower Garden.Tourism on the Great Barrier ReefA major economic driver facing environmental and safety challenges.Tryon IslandA small coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef.Wonky holeFreshwater springs on the seabed, attracting fish and fishermen.
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