One Tree Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef. With over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching over 2,300 Kilometres, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. One Tree Island is one of only two ‘no-entry scientific zones’ on the Great Barrier Reef. Unauthorised boats entering this area receive heavy penalties.
No words can describe how magical this experience was. Hearing them sing clear and loud, was breathtaking.
Lizard Island is a granite island about 10 square kilometres in size, with three smaller islands nearby (Palfrey, South and Bird). Together these islands form the Lizard Island Group and their well-developed fringing reef encircles the 10-metre (33 ft) deep Blue Lagoon. Wikipedia
One Tree Island Research Station is run by the University of Sydney. (photo above from their website)
Continue reading One Tree Island, Qld. 2021
What a fantastic day. The indigenous name for Lady Musgrave Island is Wallaginji , meaning beautiful reef, and it certainly is.
Having our plans to travel back to Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia this year thwarted by COVID, we decided to head north and explore Queensland. Our first stop was Burnett Heads, just outside Bundaberg. The highlight was a visit to Lady Elliot Island.
THe long paddock 