St. Crispin's reef

St. Crispin's reef is an elongate outer-shelf^[1] coral reef in the Great barrier reef, Australia.

Location and topography

Named after St. Crispin, the French patron saint of cobblers and tanners,^[2] St. Crispin's reef is located 35 miles off the Australian coast in the coral sea,^[3] in Latitude 16° 07' 54.14" S Longitude 145° 48' 22.46" E, at a depth of 9 metres ^[4] It lies east of Undine reef and south of Agincourt reefs, close to Opal reef.^[5]^[6] Protected by neighbor reefs, St. Crispin's structure consists of many shallow sandy channels that reticulate around coral mounds, rather than a typical reef slope. It has an abundance of soft corals and colourful marine life.^[7]

Marine life

St. Crispin's reef is a popular diving and snorkeling spot for expeditions from Port Douglas and Cairns.^[8] Nicknamed "Flower garden", the reef is host to Sergeant majors, Sweet lips, reef sharks, feather stars and bumphead parrot fish.^[3]^[9]

Classification

Classified by the Marine park Authority for "Intensive use",^[10] the reef has four moorings.^[3] In 1998, two divers named Tom and Eileen Lonergan were accidentally left here by their dive expedition, and went missing.

References

↑ Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching surveys 2006 (research publication no. 87). Australia: Great Barrier reef Marine Park Authority. 2006. p. 48.
↑ "Survey 22 - St. Crispin's reef". Surveys of the Great Barrier Reef. Catlin Seaview Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Snorkeling at St. Crispin's reef". Wavelength. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "St. Crispin's Reef". Transects of St. Crispins reef. Global Reef Record. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Location of St. Crispin's reef". Wikimapia. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Map of great barrier reef". Dive Maps of Australia. PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "2012 survey - St. Crispin's reef". Catlin Seaview Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "Major reef sites from Port Douglas". Frommers. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ Zell, len (May 1, 2014). The Great Barrier Reef: A Journey Through the World's Greatest Natural Wonder. Murdoch Books. ISBN 1743361793.
↑ "Classification of reefs". Grat Barrier Reef Marine park Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

World Heritage Sites in Australia

New South Wales	Australian Convict Sites¹ Gondwana Rainforests¹ Blue Mountains Lord Howe Island Group Sydney Opera House Willandra Lakes Region

Northern Territory.	Kakadu National Park Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park

Queensland	Australian fossil mammal sites¹ Riversleigh Fraser Island Gondwana Rainforests¹ Great Barrier Reef Wet Tropics of Queensland

South Australia	Australian fossil mammal sites¹ Naracoorte

Tasmania	Australian Convict Sites¹ Macquarie Island Tasmanian Wilderness

Victoria	Royal Exhibition Building Carlton Gardens

Western Australia	Australian Convict Sites¹ Ningaloo Coast Purnululu National Park Shark Bay

External territories	(Norfolk Island) Australian Convict Sites¹ Heard Island and McDonald Islands

¹ Shared with other states/territories

Corals and coral reefs

Stony corals	Scleractinia Blue coral Brain coral Elkhorn coral Hermatypic coral Chalice coral Pillar coral Staghorn coral Table coral

Soft corals	Alcyonacea Black coral Bamboo coral Organ pipe coral Sea fans Sea pens

Coral reefs	Atoll reef Cay Fringing reef Microatoll Coral reef fish Census of Coral Reefs The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs Catlin Seaview Survey

Coral regions	Deep-water coral African coral reefs Andros, Bahamas Belize Barrier Reef Coral Sea Islands Coral Triangle Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Great Barrier Reef Maldives Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System New Caledonia Barrier Reef Pulley Ridge Raja Ampat Islands Red Sea Southeast Asian coral reefs

Coral diseases	Coral bleaching Black band disease Skeletal eroding band White band disease White pox disease

Protection	Coral Reef Alliance Coral reef protection Green Fins International Society for Reef Studies Project AWARE Reef Check Reef Ball

Other	Artificial reef Coral aquaculture Coral dermatitis Coral (precious) Coral rag Coral reef organizations Coral sand Coralline algae Human impact Fire coral Reef resilience Rugosa (extinct) Symbiodinium Tabulate (extinct)

Coordinates: 16°07′54.14″S 145°48′22.46″E / 16.1317056°S 145.8062389°E / -16.1317056; 145.8062389