While the Great Barrier lies far offshore, accessible only by boat, the Ningaloo is yards away.
When it does rain in Queensland, soil washes into the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest barrier reef.
Considering both the complexity and fragility that is the Great Barrier Reef, these marine pilots face a difficult task.
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Diving on the Great Barrier Reef for several days, I saw a bewildering variety of corals in every shape and size.
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Although it is a natural inhabitant of the Great Barrier Reef, the crown-of-thorns has, in recent years, undergone several population explosions.
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Veron has published several books since then, most recently, A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End.
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The Great Barrier Reef, 1, 400 miles of coral off the coast of Queensland, is far better known, but the Ningaloo in many ways trumps it.
Global warming not only threatens some of its most spectacular tourist destinations, such as the Great Barrier Reef, but may make long-haul travel environmentally incorrect.
She began her trip in Hawaii and island-hopped her way to Fiji then Australia, taking surf lessons, diving the Great Barrier Reef and visiting eucalyptus rainforests along the way.
Then you'll find yourself in an oasis of beauty and solitude, in a hotel located in the Daintree Rainforest and right by the Great Barrier Reef.
Aside from being the place to hop on the boat to Magnetic Island, it is also a popular departure point for diving courses on the Great Barrier Reef.
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The job description requires Mr Southall "to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel, make friends with the locals and generally enjoy the tropical Queensland climate and lifestyle".
One such marine pilotage company, Australian Reef Pilots, has been helping ships safely navigate the declared mandatory pilotage areas of the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait for more than a century.
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And some additional, much less happy news from Australia, as Unesco and environmentalists warn that climate change and large-scale coal mining may lead to the wholesale destruction of the Great Barrier Reef.
And by using the global positioning satellite network, vessels' positions can be monitored automatically, as is already the case around the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Georges Bank off the coast of Maine.
If you are collecting capitals stop off at Brisbane, but most continue to tropical Cairns, a jumping-off point for cruising the Great Barrier Reef, the coral-jewelled necklace that makes the most stunning adornment to this coast.
They include attractions as diverse as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (which includes Ayers Rock) in the arid red heart of Australia, and the temperate Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage area.
During Papa Mau's journey, he weathered gale force storms, fended off sharks, spent more than 365 days at sea, skirted around the Great Barrier Reef, and finally battled and surfed the East Australian Current (EAC) to reach his final destination in Hervey Bay near Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.
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Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy, Interim Director responsible for Education at the Commonwealth Secretariat, said that the effects of violent conflict deny millions the right to education and pose a great barrier to achieving the EFA goals.
The fantastic diversity of Queensland's Great Barrier Reef is legendary, and a diving or snorkelling trip out to the reef is unforgettable.
The reefs, the second biggest system in the world after Australia's Great Barrier Reef, are under threat from nickel mining on New Caledonia, Green groups say.
To combat the surge in storms and waves, the government has built what locals call the Great Wall of Male: a concrete barrier 1.8-metre (6 ft) high that partly rings the capital.
Technology can be a great barrier to throw in front of competitors, assuming that we have surmounted the same barrier ourselves.
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The crash happened at about 19:40 BST at the automated half-barrier crossing on Woad Lane in Great Coates, North East Lincolnshire.
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The project consists of three mines holding 7.92 billion tons of coal resources, a planned 300 mile railway capable of carrying 60 million tons annually, and a port built to the same capacity at Abbot Point on Australia's Great Barrier Reef coast.
The 44-year-old naturalist died after being struck in the chest by the stingray's barb while filming a documentary on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.
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Without this mutual understanding, the veteran faces a greater barrier in landing new employment, just as companies face a great barrier in identifying and on-boarding individuals from this tremendous talent pool.
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