Coral reefPatrimonio Mundial UNESCOÁrea Marina Protegida

Whitsunday Islands (Bahía Chalkies)

Australia · Queensland

Near Whitsunday Islands

Profundidad: 5–20 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

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An archipelago of 74 islands beside the Great Barrier Reef, with reefs reachable on day trips from Airlie Beach.

Depth

5–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Water temperature

25 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

70 USD / dive

Ocean Islands World Heritage Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 70 USD / dive

Nearby park (28 km away)Whitsunday Islands

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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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

57 species documented in Whitsunday Islands (Bahía Chalkies)

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Least Concern

Ballena jorobada

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least Concern

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Vulnerable

Dugongo

Dugong dugon

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

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Ecosystem

Arrecife

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Whitsunday Islands

28 km away

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