Batt Reef

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| location1 = Port Douglas

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Batt Reef is a coral reef off Port Douglas in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.{{Cite QPN|1846|Batt Reef||accessdate=24 June 2017}}

Geography

Batt Reef is centred at {{coord|16|24|S|145|46|E|type:landmark_region:AU}}{{Gazetteer of Australia | name = Batt Reef | id = 124317}}

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 {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the Low Islets (Low and Woody Islands) which are in turn {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Newell Beach and {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} 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.

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