Gallery - Australia
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It's about the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and 50 per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest population density in the world - only two people per square kilometre.
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Western Australia
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- South Australia
- Queensland
- Northern Territory
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Spot the stripes?
Zebra (or Leopard) shark, Lady Elliot Island, February 2003. Nikonons V, 20mm lens.
Red-Barred Rockcod
by ausscuba
Taken in the Tweed river, Tweed Heads NSW on the 14th Dec 03 using auto on an Olympus c50 digital camera.
Turtle In Sunrays
by Meri Bell
Photographed by Gary Bell from Oceanwide Images. You can WIN a 45cm x 30cm 'Turtle In Sunrays' fine art print in the December 2004 prize draw just by becoming an underwater.com.au card holder.
Leaf Scorpionfish ?
by Irwin
This is a photo of a fish that I saw whilst diving at Lady Elliot Island recently. I am unable to identify it and no one on the island was able to either. Underwater.com.au's guess is this is a Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) - agreed ?
Green Moray
by ron.j
A rather intense looking Green Moray taken at Tulip Reef just south of Port Hacking, Sydney
Chance in a Lifetime Photo
by Blaze
How lucky were we! A manta and our dugong, KAT, in the same frame!! KAT was chasing the manta, (we have seen her do this on several occasions) near a dive site called The Wreck, Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Camera: Canon IXUS V3
Beauty in Minature
by Blaze
Found this Chromodoris elisabethina hiding under a ledge at a dive site called Unicorn's Playground on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Camera: Canon IXUS V3 set on macro using its own flash.
Soaring Manta
by Blaze
Mantas are seen regularly on Cocos (Keeling) Islands and this one played with us for nearly half an hour! Camera: Canon IXUS V3 no flash.
