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Location:
Oceania,
Australia, Green Island
Category:
Coastal
cam
Description:
View
from
Green Island over the Great Barrier
Reef, Northern Queensland
Location Information:
Green
Island (originally Dabuukji) is a
very popular coral cay 27 km (17 mi)
offshore from Cairns, Queensland,
Australia located within the Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park World
Heritage Area.
The
island was formed approximately
6,000 years ago by waves depositing
sand, coral and other debris onto
its coral foundations.
Today the island supports diverse
vegetation, including dry
coastal/beach plants and a vine
thicket rain forest. There are no
natural freshwater springs on the
island - all vegetation relies on
rainwater and a small freshwater
lens located under the island.
The local Aboriginal people
(particularly Dick Moses, speaking
Yidinyji) have reported that some
time back in the past (in time
immemorial) Dabuukji (Green Island)
was approximately four times the
size it is now. The present coral
cay is only the north-east portion
of the whole, original island
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