| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 18°48′45″S 146°25′59″E / 18.81248°S 146.43312°E / -18.81248; 146.43312 |
| Administration | |
| Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
Pandora Reef is a low-lying island in addition to being an adjacent fringing reef. It is in Halifax Bay in Queensland, Australia. It is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the Greater Palm group. The name Pandora Reef dates back to at least 1889.
The surrounding waters are in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in the Coral Sea. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority designation is 18-051. Zoned as a Marine National Park, fishing is not permitted, although diving and photography are allowed.
Aerial photos and maps
- "Pandora Reef, the island, and Pandora Reef, the reef" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- "satellite view of Pandora Reef" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
See also
References
- "Place names search, Geoscience Australia, QLD26001 (Place name = "Pandora Reef", click search, click QLD26001)". Australian Government, Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- "Launch Party Missing". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909-1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 5 August 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (1889). Australia directory, Volume 2. p. 300. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
Pandora reef, 5 1/2 miles West of Fly islet, is a dangerous coral reef, nearly three-quarters of a mile long east and west, and a quarter of a mile broad. On its eastern end is situated a crescent-shaped coral grit bank, 2 feet above high water; on the western point is a smaller bank, about one foot above high water.
- "Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), Detailed maps, MPZ8 - Townsville". Australian Government, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 24 April 2006. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
Bibliography
- Done, Terry; Turak, Emre; Wakeford, Mary; Devantier, Lyndon; McDonald, Abbi; Fisk, David (2007). "Decadal changes in turbid-water coral communities at Pandora Reef: Loss of resilience or too soon to tell?". Coral Reefs. 26 (4): 789–805. Bibcode:2007CorRe..26..789D. doi:10.1007/s00338-007-0265-3. S2CID 21247413.