WhItSuNdAy

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WhItSuNdAy
By Jacob Ungetheim and Kendra Michel
Sailboats off the coast of Whitsunday in Arlie
Beach
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Location

• Located off the east coast of Queensland
• In the heart of the Great Barrier Reef
• In the Coral Sea
• 20.5S, 149E

Map of east coast of Queensland
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Physical

• Wooded peninsula
• Sandy
• Covers 2664 square kilometers
• Many coral reefs
• Clear waters

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Meteorological

• Mild Temperature
• In summer 23.5C minimum to 32.2C maximum
• In winter 11.5C minimum to 22.6C maximum
• Average rainfall is 1792.4mm during the wet
  season (January to March)
  

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Economy

• Mainly based on tourism
• Also relies on
• sugar cane
• grazing
• agriculture
• small scale manufacturing
• a range of support industries

A worker showing off his sugar cane crop.
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Cultural

• Founded by Captain James Cook in 1770
• Many national shire parks have been conserved
• Tourists have major effect on culture

One of the many national shire parks in
Whitsunday.
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Environmental

• All of the protected national parkland provides
  life support system for ancient rain forests and
  exotic wild life
  

• Beaches are kept clean by special programs
• Industries are very controlled in order to not
  pollute the waters

Helicopter view of Whitsunday
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Tourism

• Offers skydiving, parasailing, scuba diving, jet
  skiing, and kayaking
  
• More than 500,000 tourists come every year
• Econonmy is based on this

Popular destination for tourists
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What the locals do

• Play sports such as Rugby, netball, sailing,
  fishing, touch football
  
• Go to school in the eight schools they have
• Go to dance night clubs

Rugby teams battle in a fierce game
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Citations

• Slide 1 pic- www.whitsundaymooringsbb.com.au/
  pic20page.htm
  
• Slide 2 map- http//www.mwredc.org.au/localgovare
  as/whitsunday/
  
• text- http//www.whitsundaytourism.com/
  
• Slide 3 pic- www.whitsundaymooringsbb.com.au/
  pic20page.htm
  
• text- http//www.sunzine.net/whitsundays/
  welcome.html
  http//www.whitsundaytourism.com/
  
• Slide 4 text- http//www.sunzine.net/whitsundays/
  welcome.html
  
• Slide 5 pic- http//sitara.com.pk/agri/images/rna
  scan.jpg
  
• text- http//whitsundays.etourism.com.au/
  whitsunday-tourist-information/
  
• Slide 6 pic- www.ci.seattle.wa.us/.../
  kubotaNaturalArea.htm
  
• text- http//whitsundays.etourism.com
  .au/whitsunday-tourist-information/
  
• Slide 7 pic- http//www.whitsundaytourism.com/rtn
  2/index.cfm?E7C07D13-0D80-C80F-4874-63C4D46D64E9
  
• text-http//www.findarticles.com/p/articl
  es/mi_m2472/is_2_14/ai_105657598continue
  
• Slide 8 pic and text- http//www.mwredc.org.au/l
  ocalgovareas/whitsunday/
  
• Slide 9 pic- www.bgs.qld.edu.au/
  edprog/extrac/rugby/
  
• text- http//www.mwredc.org.au/localgovar
  eas/whitsunday/