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Geological Formation

Capricorn and Bunker Group

Coastal and Reef Features

The Capricorn and Bunker Group is a chain of islands and reefs straddling the Tropic of Capricorn at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, about 80 kilometers east of Gladstone on the central Queensland coast of Australia. Many of the islands lie within the Capricornia Cays National Park and form part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. 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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Classification
Protected Status
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Connections

Associated With

Holocene, Eras
Source Capricorn and Bunker Group (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

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

Source Wikidata: Capricorn and Bunker Group
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Found In

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Capricorn and Bunker Group
Sources
1. Capricorn and Bunker Group (Wikipedia)
  • Article text
    Many of these islands form part of the Capricornia Cays National Park and are part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
  • Associated With: Holocene, Article text, age Holocene
    Geologically the cays are young, having developed during the Holocene period, they are mostly around 5000 years old.
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Wikidata: Capricorn and Bunker Group
Wikidata Q5036265, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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