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The Coral Greenhouse [12] at John Brewer Reef created by Jason deCaires Taylor and installed in December 2019 is made from stainless steel and concrete and at 12 m × 9 m × 9.3 m (39 ft × 30 ft × 31 ft) and 165 t (162 long tons; 182 short tons) is the world's largest underwater art structure.
Endeavour beached at its namesake river, Endeavour River, for repairs after her grounding on the Great Barrier Reef in 1770. By Johann Fritzsch, published 1786. By Johann Fritzsch, published 1786. Endeavour then resumed her course northward and parallel to the reef, the crew looking for a safe harbour in which to make repairs.
The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The first European to sight the Great Barrier Reef was James Cook in 1770, who sailed and mapped the east coast of ...
Queensland Museum Tropics (formerly Museum of Tropical Queensland) [citation needed] is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [1] Queensland Museum Tropics delivers a snapshot of North Queensland with galleries telling the stories of World Heritage-listed rainforests, reefs and the tragic tale of HMS Pandora, the ship sent to capture the Bounty mutineers.
Westall was born in Hertford and grew up in London, mostly Sydenham and Hampstead.The son of brewery manager Benjamin Westall (d.1794) and his second wife Martha née Harbord, William Westall had four step-siblings, the eldest of whom, Richard Westall, was a reputable painter and illustrator.
English: Locator map for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia. This is a simplified representation showing the extent of the protected area. This is a simplified representation showing the extent of the protected area.
South Molle Island, part of the Whitsunday Islands, is a resort island in the Whitsunday section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Queensland, Australia.The hilly island has numerous bays and inlets accessible by 16 km of walking and cycling tracks, with most protected in the Molle Islands National Park.
Michaelmas and Upolu Cays is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,409 km (876 mi) north-northwest of Brisbane and 33 km (21 mi) east of Cairns.It comprises two small cays on Michaelmas Reef, which forms the north-eastern section of the Arlington reef complex, within the Great Barrier Reef.