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  2. List of fatal shark attacks in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville: Swimming from the New Venture: Dennis Patrick Murphy: Male: 24: Shark bit leg, then dragged him underwater: Night: 5 m [16.5'] tiger shark [218] 1983 26 July: Off Lodestone Reef, Great Barrier Reef, north of Townsville: Swimming from the New Venture: Linda Ann Horton: Female: 21

  3. Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of shipwrecks of Australia - Wikipedia

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    A schooner that was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef near Cooktown. Jenny Lind: Unknown 21 September 1850 A barque that was wrecked on Kenn Reef on the Great Barrier Reef. [1: Lady Bowen: Unknown 1894 A schooner that ran aground on a reef. [2] Maheno New Zealand: 9 July 1935

  5. Great Barrier Reef Has Highest Growth Of Coral In 36 Years - AOL

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    The Great Barrier Reef is showing signs of repair. The reef has been suffering from a large amount of ocean bleaching due to the rise in ocean temperatures. Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef ...

  6. Great Barrier Reef waters were hottest in 400 years over the ...

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    During that time, between 2016 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and one of the most biodiverse, suffered mass coral bleaching events. Earlier this year ...

  7. Australia argues against 'endangered' Barrier Reef status - AOL

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    The Great Barrier Reef accounts for around 10% of the world’s coral reef ecosystems. The network of more than 2,500 reefs covers 348,000 square kilometers (134,000 square miles).

  8. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Wikipedia

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    The Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park is a marine protected area located in Queensland waters adjoining the Great Barrier Reef. It was created on 5 November 2004 by the amalgamation of the following former marine parks – the Mackay/Capricorn Marine Park, the Townville/Whitsunday Marine Park, the Trinity Inlet/ Marlin Coast Marine Park and ...

  9. List of World Heritage Sites in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The Great Barrier Reef, extending 2,000 km (1,200 mi) along the Queensland coast, is the world's most extensive coral reef system, consisting of about 2,500 individual reefs and hundreds of islands and sandy cays. The reef is rich in marine life, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish, and 4,000 types of molluscs.

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