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Learning more about Australia's remote Northwest reefs with Indigenous rangers

Learning more about Australia's remote Northwest reefs with Indigenous rangers
Phys.org Thursday 30 July 2026, 11:20 UTC 1 min read
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Offshore Northwest reefs Rankin Bank and Glomar Shoal are remote and little known, but Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) researchers are using technology and people power to help us understand them better.

Offshore Northwest reefs Rankin Bank and Glomar Shoal are remote and little known, but Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) researchers are using technology and people power to help us understand them better.
Australia (LOCATION) Northwest (ORG) Offshore Northwest (LOCATION) Rankin Bank (LOCATION) Glomar Shoal (LOCATION) Australian Institute of Marine Science (ORG)
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