The Coral Sea Islands Territory is made up of many small islands spread over an extensive geographic area extending east and south from the outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef and including Heralds Beacon Island, Osprey Reef, the Willis Group and 15 other reef/island groups. Geoscience Australia acknowledges the traditional owners of the country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community.
During the 19th century many ships were wrecked in the area as a result of constantly shifting sand cays and many of the reefs and islands have been named after the ships which foundered.
The Coral Sea Islands were first charted in 1803; in the 1870 and 1880s the islands were mined for guano but the absence of a permanent supply of fresh water prevented long-term habitation.
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