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الجغرافيا of Great Barrier Reef

الجغرافيا of Great Barrier Reef: location, coordinates, elevation, terrain and the places around it.

📅 Best: سبتمبر, أكتوبر and نوفمبر

الجغرافيا of Great Barrier Reef

Latitude-18.2871
Longitude147.6992
HemisphereSouthern

Great Barrier Reef is 0 km و the north, Whitehaven Beach is 262 km و the south-east and Port Douglas is 311 km و the north-west.

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الإحداثيات: 18°17′13.6″S 147°41′57.1″E (-18.2871, 147.6992)

Quick facts about Great Barrier Reef

النوعAttraction
CityCairns
الدولةأستراليا
القارةأوقيانوسيا
الإحداثيات18°17′13.6″S 147°41′57.1″E (-18.2871, 147.6992)
Known forthe world's largest coral reef system
Best monthsسبتمبر, أكتوبر and نوفمبر
المناخTropical

الملخص

Great Barrier Reef is a tourist attraction in Cairns. Great Barrier Reef is a landmark known for the world's largest coral reef system.

أفضل وقت لزيارة Great Barrier Reef is سبتمبر, أكتوبر and نوفمبر. المناخ tropical. يناير, فبراير and مارس tend و be the least comfortable months. فبراير is the warmest month مع average highs near 29°C, while أغسطس is the coldest مع lows near 22°C.

Nearby highlights include Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

المناخ in Great Barrier Reef month by month

Average high, average low and total rainfall, based on three years of reanalysis data.

Line: average high · Bars: rainfall
الشهرAvg highAvg lowمطرfallRating
يناير29°27°489 mm★★☆☆☆
فبراير29°27°436 mm★★☆☆☆
مارس28°27°275 mm★★☆☆☆
أبريل27°26°95 mm★★★★☆
ماي26°24°52 mm★★★★☆
يونيو25°23°47 mm★★★★☆
يوليو24°22°39 mm★★★★☆
أغسطس24°22°56 mm★★★★☆
سبتمبر25°23°19 mm★★★★★
أكتوبر26°24°15 mm★★★★★
نوفمبر27°26°33 mm★★★★★
ديسمبر28°27°253 mm★★★☆☆

المناخ type: Tropical. المصدر: Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Great Barrier Reef?

Great Barrier Reef is a tourist attraction in Cairns. Its coordinates are -18.2871, 147.6992. It lies in أوقيانوسيا.

When is the best time و visit Great Barrier Reef?

سبتمبر, أكتوبر and نوفمبر offer the most comfortable conditions in Great Barrier Reef, which has a tropical climate. يناير, فبراير and مارس are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What are the top things و do in Great Barrier Reef?

Popular options include Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (attractions) - coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
الخريطة tilesOpenStreetالخريطة contributors, CARTO and Esri.
ElevationOpen-Meteo digital elevation model where the dataset has no value.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing - the block is simply not shown.

Last updated أكتوبر 26, 2026 UTC. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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