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Encyclopedia > Ningaloo Reef

Ningaloo Reef is a coral reef located off the west coast of Australia, approximately 1200km north of Perth. The reef is 280km long. Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ... Perth is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Western Australia, and is the fourth largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 1. ...


It is known for its seasonal feeding concentrations of the Whale Shark. Binomial name Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a gentle and slow filter feeding shark that is the largest shark and also by far the largest fish. ...


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The Ningaloo Reef meets the beach of the North West Cape.
Ningaloo Reef is Australia’s largest fringing coral reef, and runs 260km along the length of the North West Cape.
The warm waters of Ningaloo Marine Park are home to the largest fish in the world, the Whale Shark as well as an utter abundance of marine life including soft and hard corals, manta rays, sea snakes, whales, turtles, sharks and over 500 species of tropical fish.
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