Swain Reefs National Park information

Swain Reefs is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 703 km (437 mi) north of Brisbane. It was established in 1995, and covers an area of 0.58 km2...

in the far north of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and in the Swain Reefs (20–22 degrees south). Planar reefs are found in the northern and southern...

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate...

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior. The service manages...

of national parks within Australia that are managed by Australian, state and territory governments. The name may be a misnomer: nearly all parks are...

sanctuaries. Among them are expansive coral reefs, including some of the oldest Porites coral heads on earth, deep-water reefs, hydrothermal vent communities, and...

Goold Island is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,250 km (780 mi) northwest of Brisbane. The island is close to the northern tip of Hinchinbrook...

Approximately 250 kilometres (130 nmi; 160 mi) east of the Swain Reefs complex they form a narrow chain of reefs with small cays that extends for around 25 kilometres...

Three Islands and Three Islands Reef are part of the Three Islands Group National Park in Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea, 1,581 km (982 mi)...

surrounding reefs have a rich marine fauna, including giant clams. Queensland portal Protected areas of Queensland "Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park". Michaelmas...

Two Islands and Two Islands Reef are part of the Three Islands Group National Park in Far North Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea, 1,590 km (990 mi)...

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exclusive concession to exploit the guano on Lady Elliot Island, Wreck Reefs, Swain Reefs, Raine Island, Bramble Cay, Brampton Shoal, and Pilgrim Island to...

and is reputed to be the most visited (popular) island National Park within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Green Island is a true coral cay...

a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1269 km northwest of Brisbane. The national park is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The park protects...

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Hope Vale to an area which covers Lizard Island. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority states on their website that the traditional lands of the...

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