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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Great Barrier Reef' has mentioned 'Queensland' in the following places:
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| Great Barrier ReefUNESCO World Heritage SiteSatellite image of part of the Great Barrier Reef adjacent to the Queensland coastal areas of Airlie Beach and MackayLocationOff the east coast of the Queensland mainland, AustraliaCriteriaNatural: vii, viii, ix, xReference154Inscription1981 (5th session)Area34,870,000 haWebsitewww.gbrmpa.gov.auCoordinates18xc2xb017xe2x80xb2S 147xc2xb042xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf18.283xc2xb0S 147.700xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -18.283; 147.700Coordinates: 18xc2xb017xe2x80xb2S 147xc2xb042xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf18.283xc2xb0S 147.700xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -18.283; 147.700Centre of the Great Barrier ReefShow map of QueenslandGreat Barrier Reef (Australia)Show map of Australia | WIKI |
| [4][5] The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. | WIKI |
| [9] The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland in 2006. | WIKI |
| [24][25]:18 Eastern Australia experienced a period of tectonic uplift, which moved the drainage divide in Queensland 400xc2xa0km (250xc2xa0mi) inland. | WIKI |
| Also during this time, Queensland experienced volcanic eruptions leading to central and shield volcanoes and basalt flows. | WIKI |
| [25]:26 After the Coral Sea Basin formed, coral reefs began to grow in the Basin, but until about 25 million years ago, northern Queensland was still in temperate waters south of the tropicsxe2x80x94too cool to support coral growth. | WIKI |
| [25]:27 The Great Barrier Reef's development history is complex; after Queensland drifted into tropical waters, it was largely influenced by reef growth and decline as sea level changed. | WIKI |
| [26] When Queensland edged into tropical waters 24 million years ago, some coral grew,[25]:29 but a sedimentation regime quickly developed with erosion of the Great Dividing Range; creating river deltas, oozes and turbidites, unsuitable conditions for coral growth. | WIKI |
| Mining company Queensland Nickel discharged nitrate-laden water into the Great Barrier Reef in 2009 and 2011 xe2x80x93 on the later occasion releasing 516 tonnes (508 long tons; 569 short tons) of waste water. | WIKI |
| The government of Queensland has a "shark control" program (shark culling) that deliberately kills sharks throughout Queensland, including in the Great Barrier Reef. | WIKI |
| [85] The Queensland "shark control" program uses shark nets and drum lines with baited hooks to kill sharks in the Great Barrier Reef xe2x80x93 there are 173 lethal drum lines in the Great Barrier Reef. | WIKI |
| [84][85][86] In Queensland, sharks found alive on the baited hooks are shot. | WIKI |
| [87] Queensland's "shark control" program killed about 50,000 sharks from 1962 to 2018. | WIKI |
| [88] Also, Queensland's "shark control" program has also killed many other animals (such as dolphins and turtles) xe2x80x94 the program killed 84,000 marine animals from 1962 to 2015, including in the Great Barrier Reef. | WIKI |
| In March 2015, the Australian and Queensland's governments formed a plan for the protection and preservation of the reef's universal heritage until 2050. | WIKI |
| The Queensland Museum has led archaeological digs to wreck of Pandora since 1983. | WIKI |
| In response to this report, in 2003, the Australian and Queensland governments launched a joint initiative to improve the quality of water entering the Great Barrier Reef. | WIKI |
| Some key achievements made since the plan's initial passing in 2003 were the establishment of the Reef Quality Partnership to set targets, report findings and monitor progress towards targets, improved land condition by landowners was rewarded with extended leases, Water Quality Improvement Plans were created to identify regional targets and identified management changes that needed to be made to reach those targets, Nutrient Management Zones have been created to combat sediment loss in particular areas, education programs have been started to help gather support for sustainable agriculture, changes to land management practices have taken place through the implementation of the Farm Management Systems and codes of practice, the creation of the Queensland Wetland program and other achievements were made to help improve the water quality flowing into the coral reefs. | WIKI |
| After this, a stakeholder working group was formed that worked between several groups as well as the Australian and Queensland governments to update reef goals and objectives. | WIKI |
| Through these means the governments of Australia and Queensland hope to improve water quality by 2013. | WIKI |
| The dredge spoil from the Abbot Point port project is to be dumped 24 kilometres (15xc2xa0mi) away, near Bowen in north Queensland, and the approval from the Authority will result in the production of an extra 70 million tonnes of coal annually, worth between A$1.4xc2xa0billion and $2.8xc2xa0billion. | WIKI |
| [117] Many cities along the Queensland coast offer daily boat trips. | WIKI |
| Criterion (viii): The GBR, extending 2,000 kilometres along Queensland's coast, is a globally outstanding example of an ecosystem that has evolved over millennia. | UNESCO |
| In addition the GBR also includes over 900 islands within the jurisdiction of Queensland, about half of which are declared as 'national parks', and the internal waters of Queensland that occur within the World Heritage boundary (including a number of long-established port areas). | UNESCO |
| Queensland is responsible for management of the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park, established under the Marine Parks Act 2004 (Qld). | UNESCO |
| This is contiguous with the GBR Marine Park and covers the area between low and high water marks and many of the waters within the jurisdictional limits of Queensland. | UNESCO |
| Queensland is also responsible for management of most of the islands. | UNESCO |
| Other Queensland and Federal legislation also protects the propertyxe2x80x99s Outstanding Universal Value addressing such matters as water quality, shipping management, sea dumping, fisheries management and environmental protection. | UNESCO |
| In the GBR these activities are managed under both Federal and Queensland legislation and policies including Traditional Use of Marine Resource Agreements (TUMRAs) and Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs). | UNESCO |