Human communities in and around it include Palm Island and Bamaga, while a modern laboratory on Heron Island continues the scientific work done on it by a namesake 1928 expedition.
Human communities in and around it include Palm Island and Bamaga, while a modern laboratory on Heron Island continues the scientific work done on it by a namesake 1928 expedition. Its characteristic purplish red rim is formed by the Lithothamnion and Porolithon algae. It is an important nesting site for the green sea turtle and its extensive seagrass beds further inshore provide grazing for dugongs. This largest UNESCO World Heritage Site extends to Papua New Guinea and is composed of 2100 individual structures and 800 fringe formations. FTP, name this system of coral reefs found off the northeastern coast of Australia.
Human communities in and around it include Palm Island and Bamaga, while a modern laboratory on Heron Island continues the scientific work done on it by a namesake 1928 expedition.
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