Batt Reef

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007)

Batt Reef
Nearest town/city:	Port Douglas
Coordinates:	16°24′S, 145°46′E
Managing authorities:	Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Official site:	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Batt Reef is a coral reef off Port Douglas in Queensland, Australia. It is centred at 16°24′S, 145°46′E^[1] and is part of the Great Barrier Reef.

L-R looking south-east: Cape Kimberley, Snapper Island, Low Islets (Low and Woody Islands) with Batt Reef beyond

The reef is about 18 km long by 5 km (11 miles by 3 miles) wide, lying northwest to southeast, at the northern side of Trinity Passage that leads from the inner Reef channel from Trinity Bay (at Cairns) to the Pacific Ocean. The area received a high level of media attention following the death of Steve Irwin in 2006.

The north-west tip of the reef lies 15 km (9 miles) east of the Low Islets (Low and Woody Islands) which are in turn 16 km (10 miles) east of Newell Beach and 11 km (7 miles) northeast of Port Douglas.

[edit] References

This article about a specific oceanic location or ocean current is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Queensland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.