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Ningaloo is located approximately 1200 kilometres north of Perth. It is 260 kilometres long and the largest fringing
coral reef and is the only large reef in the world located very close to a landmass.
The reef meets the beach of the North West Cape, where tropical fish swim around your feet in the shallow waters, and the largest fish in the world, the Whale Shark is found in the clear warm waters of the marine park. In some areas such as Coral Bay, the reef commences less than half a kilometre from the shore.
Manta rays, sea snakes, whales, turtles, sharks and over 500 species of tropical fish and 220 species of coral and 600 species of molluscs, plus many other marine invertebrate are found on the reef. The reef extends up to 20 kilometres from the shore and covers a massive 5,000 square kilometres of ocean.
During the winter months, the migratory routes of dolphins, dugongs, manta rays and humpback whales pass near the reef, providing many opportunities to observe these creatures. The local beaches provide important breeding grounds for the loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles, which depend on the reef for nesting and food.
The reef meets the beach of the North West Cape, where tropical fish swim around your feet in the shallow waters, and the largest fish in the world, the Whale Shark is found in the clear warm waters of the marine park. In some areas such as Coral Bay, the reef commences less than half a kilometre from the shore.
Manta rays, sea snakes, whales, turtles, sharks and over 500 species of tropical fish and 220 species of coral and 600 species of molluscs, plus many other marine invertebrate are found on the reef. The reef extends up to 20 kilometres from the shore and covers a massive 5,000 square kilometres of ocean.
During the winter months, the migratory routes of dolphins, dugongs, manta rays and humpback whales pass near the reef, providing many opportunities to observe these creatures. The local beaches provide important breeding grounds for the loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles, which depend on the reef for nesting and food.
Ningaloo Reef, Coral Bay. Photograph © mikeh1980. Courtesy of Panoramio
Ningaloo Reef Tour
Video © TheGapYear2008. Courtesy of YouTube.