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Montgomery Reef is an reef off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. It is situated at the south western end of Camden Sound and surround the Montgomery Islands. The reef is approximately off-shore opposite Doubtful Bay (to the east) and Collier Bay (to the south).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Kimberley Coast - Montgomery Reef )〕 The nearest populated place is Bardi which is approximately to the south west.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Bonzle Encyclopedia - Montgomery Islands )〕 and encompasses a total area of 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cruiseaway - Kimberley Cruises )〕 making it Australia's largest inshore reef. Covering an area of approximately and with a length of about , the reef is subject to unusual tidal movements to a maximum of . When the tide is out vast lagoons, sandstone islets and a central mangrove island are revealed. The outward movement of the tide forms a torrent of water, creating a river cutting through the reef and hundreds of cascading waterfalls. At low tide more than of reef can be exposed. When the tide is out-going a series of cascading waterfalls is revealed that attract migratory wading birds, feeding turtles, manta rays, black tipped reef sharks, and dugongs. The area is a popular tourist site and has several cruise operators visiting daily.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kimberley Cruises )〕 The reef and island are both named by Philip Parker King, the first European to sight the island, aboard the ''Mermaid'' while exploring th area in 1818. King named the island after the ship's surgeon, Andrew Montgomery.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Australia for Everyone - Kimberley wonders )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montgomery Reef」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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