Coral reefPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Lady Elliot Island

Australia · Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
Profundidad: 3–20 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round, peak Dec-Mar (mantas)

An eco-resort reef island at the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef; high densities of manta rays and turtles.

Depth

3–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

24 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Shore

Best time

All year round, peak Dec-Mar (mantas)

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best time
All year round, peak Dec-Mar (mantas)
Approx. price
50 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; la isla está en Green Zone, el nivel máximo de protección del parque

UNESCO designation

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

Did you know

Está dentro de una Green Zone (Marine National Park Zone), la clasificación de máxima protección que otorga la autoridad del parque, reservada a zonas de reproducción y cría. La isla tiene pista de aterrizaje con vuelos diarios y un ecoresort pequeño.

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

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54 species documented in Lady Elliot Island

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Ecosystem

Arrecife

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