Coral reefPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Heron Island

Australia · Great Barrier Reef, Queensland

Profundidad: 5–30 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

A coral cay in the southern section of the Great Barrier Reef, with a research station of its own. 3 Rocks is one of its classic drift sites.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

25 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Shore

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

55 USD / dive

Ocean World Heritage Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 55 USD / dive

Protection status

Parque Marino de la Gran Barrera de Coral (declarado en 1975); cerca del 99 % del Área Patrimonio Mundial está dentro del parque

UNESCO designation

Patrimonio Mundial (Gran Barrera de Coral, inscrita en 1981)

Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 154); GBRMPA (Reef Authority); DCCEEW (Gobierno de Australia); Dive The World; Divernet

Location

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52 species documented in Heron Island

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Least Concern

Ballena jorobada

Megaptera novaeangliae

Vulnerable

Manta de arrecife

Mobula alfredi

Endangered

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Endangered

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Least Concern

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Least Concern

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Not Evaluated

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Not Evaluated

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Not Evaluated

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Not Evaluated

Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)

Hexabranchus sanguineus

See all 52 species of this place

Ecosystem

Arrecife

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