Where is the Great Barrier Reef?

The Great Barrier Reef is located in the tropical waters between Papua Bay and Tropic of Capricorn in eastern Queensland, Australia, and in the west of the Pacific Coral Sea. It extends on the continental shelf off the northeast coast of Australia, from the Torres Strait in the north to Fraser Island in the south, stretching for more than 2,000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia, with a width of 20-240 kilometers from east to west.

The Great Barrier Reef consists of 3,000 coral reefs, coral islands, sandbars and lagoons in different stages, which is a wonder. The most beautiful and largest coral reef group in the world, with a total area of 207,000 square kilometers (another data: a total area of 80,000 square kilometers).

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The Great Barrier Reef is more than one kilometer away from Brisbane 1 100 and 600 kilometers away from Cairns. Major cities in China, such as Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, have flights to the Great Barrier Reef. In addition, prosser Pine Railway passes through the Great Barrier Reef, and it can also reach the Great Barrier Reef along Bruce expressway.

Travel advice

1, swimming in the sea of the Great Barrier Reef.

2. Set foot on the silver beach of the Great Barrier Reef Beach.

3. Spend an unforgettable night with the stars and corals.

4. Learn to dive in the best diving place in the world.

5. Have a bird's eye view of the heart-shaped coral reef.

6. Watch whales.

7. It would be great to have a picnic at Whitehaven Beach by seaplane.

travel notes

1, every year 10 to next March, there will be a large number of jellyfish in the Great Barrier Reef, so you must pay attention to safety when playing.

You can travel to the Great Barrier Reef at four o'clock, with an average annual temperature of 23℃. Only in the summer of 65438+ 10 will there be a high temperature above 30℃.

3. Pay attention to the protection of living things when traveling in the Great Barrier Reef.

Optimal travel time

Seasonally speaking, Cairns, Australia is located in the tropical region, and it is a place where sightseeing activities can be carried out all year round.

If you want to choose the best time, it is best to be between May and 10 every year (that is, the local late autumn, winter and early spring). At this time, the climate is relatively stable, refreshing and pleasant, mostly blue sky and white clouds. When the weather is clear, there is enough light to enter the water, and the colors of colorful corals and fish are very beautiful and moving. The seawater temperature of the Great Barrier Reef ranges from the coldest 23 degrees Celsius in winter to the hottest 32 degrees Celsius in summer. Therefore, tourists can go swimming and sightseeing in the sea at any time without feeling cold.