Heron Island, coray cay with resort and research station. Its fringing platform reef of significant biodiversity supports around 900 of the 1500 fish

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Heron Island, coray cay with resort and research station. Its fringing platform reef of significant biodiversity supports around 900 of the 1500 fish species and 72 percent of the coral species found on the Great Barrier Reef. The eastern half of the island is part of the Capricornia Cays National Park. It is also a major Green and Loggerhead turtle nesting site. Capricornia Cays National Park, Capricorn-Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

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Photo credit: © Ian Beattie/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
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