Australia's Great Barrier Reef
April 2, 2003
The Great Barrier Reef extends for 2,000 kilometers along the northeastern coast of Australia. It is not a single reef, but a vast maze of reefs, passages, and coral cays (islands that are part of the reef). This nadir true-color image was acquired by the MISR instrument on August 26, 2000 (Terra orbit 3679), and shows part of the southern portion of the reef adjacent to the central Queensland coast. The width of the MISR swath is approximately 380 kilometers, with the reef clearly visible up to approximately 200 kilometers from the coast.
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Environment, Geography of Australia, States and territories of Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Disaster Accident, Capricorn and Bunker Group, Coral Sea islands, Cay, Geography, Hospitality Recreation
