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The Capricorn and Bunker Group contains 73–75 percent of all seabird biomass in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. [19] All the cays, except Broomfield Cay, have been identified as significant seabird breeding islands. [19] In recent years, a colony of lesser crested tern Sterna bengalensis has used Broomfield Cay for breeding.
Bathymetric charts showcase depth using a series of lines and points at equal intervals, called depth contours or isobaths (a type of contour line). A closed shape with increasingly smaller shapes inside of it can indicate an ocean trench or a seamount, or underwater mountain, depending on whether the depths increase or decrease going inward.
An image of the island and nearby coral reefs taken with the Seaview SVII camera. Lady Elliot Island is the southernmost coral cay of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.The island lies 46 nautical miles (85 km; 53 mi) north-east of Bundaberg and covers an area of approximately 45 hectares (110 acres).
The Belize Barrier Reef is home to a large diversity of plants and animals, and is one of the most diverse ecosystems of the world: 70 hard coral species; 36 soft coral species; 500 species of fish; hundreds of invertebrate species; With ~90% of the reef still yet to be researched, some estimate that only 10% of all species have been discovered ...
Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef is still vulnerable, as in the southern region it decreased from 38% to 34%. The reef has been suffering from a large amount of ocean bleaching due to the ...
Between the Eastern Highlands and the Western Plateau lies the Central Lowlands, which are made up of the Great Artesian Basin and Australia's largest river systems, the Murray-Darling Basin and the Lake Eyre Basin. Off the north-eastern coast of Australia is the world's largest coral reef complex, the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), which is responsible for managing the park, does not consider grey water or exhaust cleaning by-products to be waste under the existing ...
The sea contains numerous islands and reefs, as well as the world's largest reef system, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. All previous oil exploration projects were terminated at the GBR in 1975, and fishing is restricted in many areas. The reefs and islands of the Coral Sea are ...