Lalang-gaddam, Buccaneer Archipelago

Smithsonian MagazineJul 20

For Three Hours Every Day, Open Ocean Transforms Into Australia's 'Ghost' Reef

An isolated wonder some 1,200 miles from the nearest city, Montgomery Reef disappears as quickly as it appears, mirroring the supposed vanishing of its original owners, a tribe of Indigenous giants

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Lalang-gaddamSight
MayalaSight
Bardi Jawi GaarraSight
Elsewhere
YowjabSightMontgomery Reef, AustraliaIndigenous name for Montgomery Reef, rises up to 26 feet.
Wijingarra ToursPlaceMontgomery Reef, AustraliaOwned by Dambeemangaddee siblings, partners with tour companies.

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For Three Hours Every Day, Open Ocean Transforms Into Australia's 'Ghost' Reef