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NINGALOO REEF WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
Less well-known and less frequented
than the
Great Barrier Reef, but
even more spectacular and untouched,
is the 260 km long Ningaloo Reef off
the western side of North West Cape.
The coral reef is in places less
than 100 metres offshore, and
supports at least 500 species of
fish, manta rays, turtles,
endangered dugongs, and the
migratory whale shark. All receive
protection as part of the Ningaloo
Reef
Marine Park.
You can spot whales, dolphins,
dugongs, manta rays, huge cod or
sharks in abundance at the Ningaloo
Reef off the coast of Western
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From mid-March to mid-May each year visitors
from all around the world converge on
Ningaloo Reef for the experience of a lifetime -
diving with the awesome whale shark, the
world's biggest fish. These creatures reach
more than 12 metres long and weigh more than
11 tonnes.
Ningaloo Reef is the only easily accessible
place in the world where these giants appear
in large numbers at predictable times of the
year. You don't even have to be a
scuba
diver to swim with them, as they swim close
to the surface.
The turquoise waters of the Shark Bay World
Heritage area are a haven for dolphins,
manta rays, sea snakes, and up to 10,000
dugongs. The Ningaloo Reef offers world-class diving
through to family snorkelling in sheltered
lagoons crammed with coral gardens. Ningaloo
Reef is also home to more than 180 species
of coral, including cabbage corals, brain
corals, lavender corals, and delicate
branching corals. Off Exmouth or Coral Bay
you can view the spectacular mass coral
spawning - a three day event that begins a
week or so after the full moon during March
and April.
Ningaloo Reef
Accommodation choices are varied and
plentiful in the seaside towns of Exmouth
and Coral Bay.
Services and
transport are available.
Ningaloo
Reef - Diving - Snorkelling - Whales
- Coral - Fish Ningaloo Reef
Australia
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