The Coral Sea Islands Territory is an external territory of Australia which comprises a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs...
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its islands and cays belong to Queensland, most reefs and islets east of it are part of the Coral Sea Islands Territory. In addition, some islands west...
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The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands (also known as the Gay Kingdom of the Coral Sea) was a putative micronation established as a symbolic...
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a coral reef which has grown to cover a far larger area under the sea. The term low island can be used to distinguish such islands from high islands, which...
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Willis Island is the only permanently inhabited island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory, an external territory of Australia, located beyond the Great...
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corals including the Gorgonians (sea fans). Like tropical corals, they provide habitat to other species, but deep-water corals do not require zooxanthellae...
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Atoll (redirect from Coral atoll)
-ˈtɔːl, -ˈtoʊl/) is a ring-shaped island, including a coral rim that encircles a lagoon. There may be coral islands or cays on the rim.: 60 Atolls are...
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plains had become continental islands. As sea level rise continued, water topped most of the continental islands. The corals could then overgrow the hills...
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Islands, the Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands,...
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few islands support shrubs and low forests. The following plant taxa occur on the Coral Sea Islands: Telford, I. R. H. (1993). "Coral Sea Islands Territory"...
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Solomon Islands. The Philippine islands, which lie at its apex, make up 300,000 square kilometers (120,000 sq mi) of it. The part of the Coral Triangle's...
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etc.). The laws of the Australian Capital Territory apply to the Coral Sea Islands Territory. It is an offence in New South Wales to have sexual intercourse...
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The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (1857) is a novel written by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. One of the first works of juvenile fiction...
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Australia Coral Sea Islands Territory, includes a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea The Coral Sea (book)...
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such as the Jervis Bay Territory, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and the Coral Sea Islands, are not listed. Each code consists of two parts, separated...
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The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United...
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biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle include: (1) the northern tip of Sulawesi, (2) Ambon Island, (3) Kai Islands (also Kei Islands), (4) Raja Ampat Archipelago...
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LGBT rights in Australia (redirect from LGBT rights in the Coral Sea Islands)
Including Norfolk Island, where NSW laws apply Including the Australian Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, where WA laws...
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Frederick Reefs (category Coral Sea Islands)
Frederick Reef is in the Coral Sea Islands, over 220 nautical miles (410 km) northeast of Gladstone, Queensland. The reef was named in 1812 by Captain...
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The Chesterfield Islands (îles Chesterfield in French) are a French archipelago of New Caledonia located in the Coral Sea, 550 km (300 nmi) northwest of...
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is a list of the bird species recorded on the Coral Sea Islands. The avifauna of the Coral Sea Islands include a total of 45 species. This list's taxonomic...
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filming was done on Santa Catalina Island and the Channel Islands off the coast of California. "Battle of the Coral Sea (1953) - Paul Wendkos - Synopsis...
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permission. In June 2004 LGBT activists sailed to Australia's uninhabited Coral Sea Islands Territory and raised the rainbow flag, proclaiming the territory independent...
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Cato Reef (redirect from Cato Island)
Cato Reef, a part of Cato Bank, is a coral reef in the Coral Sea, off the central coast of Queensland, Australia. Cato Bank measures approximately 21...
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The South China Sea Islands consist of over 250 islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs and seamounts in the South China Sea. The islands are mostly low and...
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the island of New Guinea), Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. It comprises over 1,500 small islands, cays, and shoals around the four main islands of...
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fringing reefs of about 572 islands, most of these islands have a healthy biodiversity. Eastern Coast There is a coral reef near the sea between Chandrabhaga...
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island Caquorobert, Guernsey Clipperton Island, a Pacific island of France Coral Sea Islands off the northeastern coast of Australia De Long Islands in...
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Cartier Islands Australia Cook Islands Coral Sea Islands Easter Island Fiji French Polynesia Guam Hawaii Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated...
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Fire corals (Millepora) are a genus of colonial marine organisms that exhibit physical characteristics similar to that of coral. The name coral is somewhat...
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