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The Museum of Tropical houses ium and Omnimax Theatre, Austral- the Pandora relics and nearby is Reef HQ ian Institute of Marine Science, Great and Omnimax Theatre at Townsville Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), regional centre for the EPA, Commonwealth Scientific and Indus- trial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and University. It is a fascinat- ing city, widely recognised as the capital of . It has a range of accommodation, dining and entertain- ment options, which you’ll also find on Magnetic Island, a fun destination just The third largest city in Queensland, a short ride from town. With the Townsville averages 300 days of sun- island and -clad ranges sur- shine a year, is home to the Museum rounding Townsville, this truly tropical of Tropical Queensland, Reef HQ Aquar- city has great options for all activities.

Townsville Reefs & Magnetic Island

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Falcon Island Keeper Reef Esk Island Brisk Island 19 Fly Island Wheeler Reef

Halifax Bay Acheron Island 19oS Rattlesnake Island Herald Island Rollingstone

Magnetic Island 1 National Park Magnetic Island Cape Cleveland

Cleveland Bay Cape Cleveland Reef National Park Depth Townsville Cape Bowling Green 0-10m 10-20m 20-30m To Ayr Bowling Green Bay 30-50m 1 50m+ 146o30'E 78 Bowling Green Bay 146o30'E National Park 147oE 147o30'E

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A variety of dive operators run from are protected and no entry is permitted. Townsville, servicing the Yongala, Coral Townsville has a hyperbaric medicine Sea and nearby reefs. Three day cruises unit and the only recompression cham- to are also available. ber in Queensland, so if you’re going to The Palm Islands to the north are get bent, it’s best to do it near here! mainland-type islands with good fring- ing reefs, much like Magnetic Island’s, Townsville & Magnetic Island but better due to their greater length. Dive Sites Orpheus Island has a resort and ’s Research Station. Still further north, Dunk, Hinchinbrook and Bedarra Islands have resorts serv- SNORKELING GOOD NOVICE INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED iced from Townsville, Cardwell and Mis- 18 YONGALA • sion Beach. 19 WHEELER REEF •• Reefs off Townsville are diverse and 20 DAVIES REEF •• offer a great variety of diving. From here 21 HELIX REEF – HIGH VOLTAGE •• you can reach the Yongala and Gothen- 22 JOHN BREWER REEF •• berg shipwrecks, plus others that re- 23 PELORUS ISLAND •• main unidentified. Some, like the Foam, 24 FLINDERS REEF – CHINA WALL ••

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