14/08/2024
Goolboddi - “ Orpheus Island “.
The original, Aboriginal name for Orpheus Island is Goolboddi Island, but the more commonly-known 'Orpheus' name was given to the island in 1887 by Lieutenant G. E. Richards, referring to the HMS Orpheus.
Not only does Orpheus Island support key Indigenous landmarks and historic shipwrecks, but it is also home to stunning natural habitats, both land and sea alike.
Pictures on this post include Muga dhambi, the widest and sixth-tallest coral documented in the Great Barrier Reef. It belongs to the Porites genus of coral, which is commonly found in reefs worldwide and can sometimes grow to massive sizes. This particular specimen is 10 metres across and 5 metres high!.
