. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. rtS' /' '.' ' HOLBOURNE ISLAND * ROCK . RATTRAY '. « £ H1 ' IRVING BUSHY,.iRI0NBM|/ A /â¢' PINE I. '"PERCY ^.i'1.:''* ⢠BELLCAY'. .'â¢â â¢\'. »>\.T'f. «. X ^''.tvW Swan ^CONICAL RK. â¢>'â *>% ' ".â¢â **â¢â¢ C rrx in * T NORTH WTERST°|Nv -NORTH REEF I. Capncorn ERSKINE I. «W'gON â â â ViJ' Group â¢LADY ELUOT I. Mean Monthly Rainfall (mm) L ONDJFMAMJJAS Thursday Island 36 years (1950-1985) annual mean 1741 mm annual median 1699 mm (60 metre gauge) (104 metre pe
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. rtS' /' '.' ' HOLBOURNE ISLAND * ROCK . RATTRAY '. « £ H1 ' IRVING BUSHY,.iRI0NBM|/ A /â¢' PINE I. '"PERCY ^.i'1.:''* ⢠BELLCAY'. .'â¢â â¢\'. »>\.T'f. «. X ^''.tvW Swan ^CONICAL RK. â¢>'â *>% ' ".â¢â **â¢â¢ C rrx in * T NORTH WTERST°|Nv -NORTH REEF I. Capncorn ERSKINE I. «W'gON â â â ViJ' Group â¢LADY ELUOT I. Mean Monthly Rainfall (mm) L ONDJFMAMJJAS Thursday Island 36 years (1950-1985) annual mean 1741 mm annual median 1699 mm (60 metre gauge) (104 metre peak) Figure 1-1. The Great Barrier Reef showing localities referred to in the text. Mean monthly rainfall data is illustrated for the four cays and the four rocky islands where records are available. Sizes of the ten largest cays on the Great Barrier Reef are shown below - three at the southern end (23 -24S) and seven at the northern end (9-US). 400 300 400 300 ONDJFMAMJJAS l ONDJFMAMJJAS 1 ONDJFMAMJJAS ONDJFMAMJJAS. Lizard Island 14 years (1973-1986) annual mean 1532 mm annual median 1459 mm (10 metre gauge) (354 metre peak) Low Islet 97 years (1887-1984) annual mean 2080 mm annual median 2038 mm Fitzroy Island 24 years (1962-1986) annual mean 2693 mm annual median 2694 mm (107 metre gauge) (269 metre peak). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Washington, D. C. : [Smithsonian Press]
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