Batt Reef
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Geography
Batt Reef is centred at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.[1][2] The reef is about 18 km long by 5 km (11 miles by 3 miles) wide, lying northwest to southeast, at the northern side of the Trinity Passage that leads from the inner Reef channel from Trinity Bay to the Pacific Ocean. The north-west tip of the reef lies 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the Low Islets (Low and Woody Islands) which are in turn 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Newell Beach and 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of Port Douglas.
History
The area received a high level of media attention following the death of The Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin on 4 September 2006 from a stingray attack, while filming an underwater documentary entitled Ocean's Deadliest.[3][4]
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Batt Reef (entry 1846)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Batt Reef". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."His Final Adventure". "OCEAN TREASURES" Memorial Library. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Irwin died 'doing what he loved best'". ABC News. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
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