Montgomery Reef, Western Australia Size:800 x 600 the river was — and

the river was — and still is — Goolime

often dry but occasionally bursting to life after heavy rains in distant catchments

made Cooper Creek their final base camp on their bid to cross the continent from south to north

Patches of lush rainforest and eucalypt forest descend to a mangrove-fringed channel in the west

leaving behind a ghost of its former self

Montgomery Reef, Western Australia Size:800 x 600 the river was — andMontgomery Reef, The Kimberley, Western Australia 6740 Limited Edition 10 Montgomery Reef is a reef off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. With its total area of 400 square kilometres (154 sq mi) (about 80 kilometres (50 mi) in length), it is the world's largest inshore reef. Montgomery Reef has an unusual wide tidal range, up to 10 metres (33 ft). When the tide is out, vast lagoons, sandstone islets, and a central mangrove island are revealed.