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Barren Island
Emu Park, Queensland, Australia
Max depth23 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyGreat Barrier Reef
Water temp21–28°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–May
About this site
Barren Island is a reef dive site near Emu Park, Queensland, Australia, in the Great Barrier Reef. It has a maximum depth of about 23 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes soft corals, sea turtles, groupers. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Flatback TurtleNatator depressus
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Olive RidleyLepidochelys olivacea
Blacktip GrouperEpinephelus fasciatus
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Golden ButterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatus
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Zebra LionfishDendrochirus zebra
Nearby sites
- 1Egg Rock6.1 km
- 2Bald Rock8.7 km
- 3Red beach9.7 km
- 4Man and wife rocks9.8 km
- 5Big peninsula / Secret beach10 km
- 6Butterfish bay11 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org