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The Great Barrier Reef

Splendours of the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef as seen from a helicopter.

The Great Barrier Reef as seen from a helicopter. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The Daintree estuary.

The Daintree estuary. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The reef attracts not only surfers and divers but also scientists, environmentalists and nature lovers.

The reef attracts not only surfers and divers but also scientists, environmentalists and nature lovers. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements.

The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements.

The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements.

The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements.

The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements.

The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements.

The ocean puts on a show like no other: there are rainbow colours and everything in-between, fantastic and weird shapes, fluid and graceful movements. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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A forest of corals, staghorn presumably, as seen from the semi-submersible.

A forest of corals, staghorn presumably, as seen from the semi-submersible. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The Great Adventures pontoon in the outer reef.

The Great Adventures pontoon in the outer reef. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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Ballooning over the Atherton tablelands before sunrise.

Ballooning over the Atherton tablelands before sunrise. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The Jungle Surfing Canopy Tour at the Daintree rainforest.

The Jungle Surfing Canopy Tour at the Daintree rainforest. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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A koala with its cub.

A koala with its cub. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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A crocodile, an inhabitant of the Daintree river.

A crocodile, an inhabitant of the Daintree river. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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At the Wildlife Habitat theme park, kangaroos crowd around visitors much like pet dogs.

At the Wildlife Habitat theme park, kangaroos crowd around visitors much like pet dogs. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The pelican. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The magpie goose.

The magpie goose. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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Strangler fig, Daintree rainforest.

Strangler fig, Daintree rainforest. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The parakeet. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The cockatoo. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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The wild kookaburra.

The wild kookaburra. Photo: Sudha Mahalingam

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