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Heron Island
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Heron Island is a coral cay located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 80 kilometres north-east of Gladstone Park, Queensland, Australia, and 460 km north-north-west of the state capital Brisbane
Heron Island is a coral cay located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 80 kilometres north-east of Gladstone Park, Queensland, Australia, and 460 km north-
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Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
153 Sightings
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iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
28 Sightings
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iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
26 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
19 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
19 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
18 Sightings
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iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
10 Sightings
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Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
10 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
10 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
9 Sightings
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Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
5 Sightings
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