CAIRNS & GREEN ISLAND THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
- Traveldriven
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 3
Cairns Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef
A tropical city in far North Queensland between the Coral Sea and the Great Dividing Range which extends as far south as Victoria. Cairns has only two seasons. Tropical wet and dry and the city may be affected by the wet season storms which are prone to develop into cyclones.
Special Air Service Display
Whilst in Cairns the Australian SAS conducted a display for WW2 veterans and the public on the foreshore. A pair of military Sikorsky Blackhawk helicopters flew low level along the coast to the foreshore and staged a mock rescue of a kidnapped person in a limousine. SAS armed with weapons firing blank rounds rappelled to the ground followed by extrication back to the helicopters.
Enactment was very well done.
Green Island
The island is a coral cay twenty-seven km (17 mi) offshore from Cairns, Queensland within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Green Island is made up of and is surrounded by coral reef. Most tourists are day visitors from Cairns. A forty-five-minute ferry ride from Cairns. A luxury resort is the only means of accommodation on the island.
The small coral cay island is surrounded by coral reef ideal for snorkelling from the beach. An easy 45-minute rainforest walk encompasses the whole island. There is a swimming beach and also a crocodile park attraction. The only island accommodation is provided by Green Island Resort. On arrival at Green Island jetty, tourists may see the dark silhouettes of reef sharks circling below the boat. Reef sharks are considered fairly harmless if not encroached upon.
Atherton Tableland
Behind the city of Cairns and fifty km southwest is the Atherton Tableland plateau. The plateau is a part of the Great Dividing Range as previously mentioned that extends as far south as Victoria. There are a few lakes such as Lake Barrine fringed by thin bands of rainforest and some small villages. The plateau itself is not lush with rainforest, being more akin to resembling a farming landscape. Tours are available from Cairns.
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An introduction to Cairns and the surrounding area by Terry from the Youtube channel, Let's Go
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LAKE BARRINE INLAND FROM CAIRNS
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