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| Lady Elliot Island (Southern Great Barrier Reef) |  
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Description:
Lady Elliot Island, first island right on the Great Barrier Reef - only coral cay with own airstrip and nature based resort - flights direct from Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Brisbane - 19 Dive Sites around island - shore, boat and night diving available. | |
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 Nearest commercial airport: Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maroochydore and Brisbane |
| Average watertemp: Min 20 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 20 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Bottlenose Dolphins |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | Bottle Nose Dolphins live in waters all year round.
| | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Up to fifteen hundred known species of fish of various colours, shapes and size occupy the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, living in all available underwater areas.
| | | Coral Spawning |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | From November to December Coral Spawning is a spectacular, mass synchronised event not known in any other part of the animal kingdom. When the waters warm up in late spring and early summer, the coral polyps release their eggs and sperm which float to the surface in a dense cloud of pink, red, oran... (More)
| | | Green turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | During the months of November through to February - Green and Logger head turtles make their way from the surrounding waters up on to the beach of Lady Elliot Island to dig their nests and lay their eggs - this process once on land can take 1-3 hours mostly in front of the resort area or island ligh... (More)
| | | Humpback whales | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | The humpback whale one of the largest mammals, are often accompanied by pods of dolphins travelling with them as they migrate north to mate or give birth and then return south. To see these whales you do not need to go out on a boat, just sit and watch the passing parade from the beach or reef edge... (More)
| | | Manta rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lady Elliot Island is renowned for the inquisitive antics of the graceful black and white Manta Ray. This gentle giant can grow up to a width of nearly seven metres and weigh up to 1300kg. With effortless flight they glide, gently raising and lowering their large wing like pectoral fins. Purely a ... (More)
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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