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Osprey Reef

Coastal and Reef Features

Osprey Reef is a submerged atoll in the Coral Sea, northeast of Queensland, Australia, and part of the Northwestern Group of the Coral Sea Islands. It is roughly oval in outline, measuring about 25 by 12 kilometers with a perimeter of 69.5 kilometers, and covers around 195 square kilometers. Its central lagoon reaches a depth of only 30 meters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Oceanography via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Osprey Reef
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1. Osprey Reef (Wikipedia)
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The reef is protected within the Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve.
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Wikidata: Osprey Reef
Wikidata Q7107392, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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