Batt Reef
Batt Reef | |
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 L-R looking south-east: Cape Kimberley, Snapper Island, Low Islets (Low and Woody Islands) with Batt Reef beyond | |
  Batt Reef | |
| Coordinates: 16°24′49″S 145°46′01″E / 16.4137°S 145.7670°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
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| Area | |
• Total | 90 km2 (35 sq mi) |
Batt Reef is a coral reef in the Coral Sea off Port Douglas in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
[edit]Batt Reef is centred at 16°24′47″S 145°46′01″E / 16.413°S 145.7670°E[1][2] The reef is about 18 km long by 5 km (11 miles by 3 miles) wide, lying northwest to southeast, at the northern side of the Trinity Passage that leads from the inner Reef channel from Trinity Bay to the Pacific Ocean. The north-west tip of the reef lies 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the Low Islets (Low and Woody Islands) which are in turn 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Newell Beach and 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Port Douglas.
History
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The area received a high level of media attention following the death of The Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin on 4 September 2006 from a stingray attack, while filming an underwater documentary entitled Ocean's Deadliest.[3][4]
References
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- 1 2 "Batt Reef (entry 1846)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Batt Reef". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ "His Final Adventure". "OCEAN TREASURES" Memorial Library. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Irwin died 'doing what he loved best'". ABC News. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2026.