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Great Barrier Reef: Origin, Evolution, and Modern Development, Figure 1 (a) The main physical features of the northeast
Australian margin showing in particular the Great Barrier Reef, together with the other main plateaux and rifts. (b) The major
structural features of northeast Australia. The location of major drill holes are shown (BB Borabi, P Pasca, AC Anchor cay,
M Michaelmas cay, AQ Aquarius, CP Capricorn, W Wreck, H Heron, 209 DSDP 209, 811–824 ODP sites).
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