(Keywords: SCUBA Diving - Australia)
Featuring:
Northern Ribbon Reef Dive Sites
The
Ribbon Reefs lie off the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Australia - near
Cooktown - approximately 50 kilometers out to sea, along the edge of the
continental shelf. The long, thin character of the Ribbon Reefs is
shown in the photo at right.
Each Ribbon Reef is numbered in succession from south to north. The southernmost, Ribbon Reef No. 1, is located about 150 kilometers north of Cairns. Ribbon Reef No. 10 lies northeast of Cape Flattery, near Lizard Island.
Lizard Island provides a base of operations for live-aboard dive ships, like the Nimrod. The Nimrod has been sailing between Cairns and Lizard Island for decades, taking divers to the best Dive Sites of the Great Barrier Reef.* Specifically, the "Cod Hole" and "Pixie Pinnacle" are popular sites that attract divers from all over the world.
Click on the binoculars to see a demonstration of OziExplorer displaying a portion of the Great Barrier GPS Map. GreatBarrier_Ozi.jpg (Approx. 34 KB) opens in a new window.
GPS Map
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Download the free GPS Map in GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format, which can be read and transferred to your GPS using free software. (The .gpx file will appear in a new window where you can File > Save as... on your computer)
GPS Map Details
File Name barrier_reef.wpt (4KB), barrier_reef.gpx (6KB)
Revised: 8 February 2001
Data Classifications:
Dive Sites: Class
A1 Data
Islands: Class B1
Data
Waypoints:
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DIVE01 Cormorant Reef
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DIVE02 Dynamite Pass
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DIVE03 Cod Hole
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DIVE06 Pixie Pinnacle
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DIVE07 Ribbon Reef No 9
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DIVE08 Ribbon Reef No 8
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GBR12 Nymph Island
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GBR11 Seabird Island
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GBR10 Palfrey Island
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GBR09 South Island
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GBR08 Lizard Island
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GBR07 N Direction Island
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GBR06 S Direction Island
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GBR05 Rocky Islets
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GBR04 Cape Flattery
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GBR03 Two Isles
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GBR02 Three Isles
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GBR01 Low Wooded Isle
Click on the map image below to download a (.jpg) with lat/lon calibration points also for use with programs like Fugawi
Adventures in Print
The
Dive Sites of the Great Barrier Reef : Comprehensive Coverage of Diving
and Snorkeling by Neville Coleman
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