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24/10/2006: "NATURE: UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY ...... Fresh water turtles"

Freshwater turtles? Yes turtles (not tortoise as I’ve always thought them to be).

Beautiful, clean, fresh water, as found on Queensland’s Fraser Island.

The big sandy island north of Brisbane that acts as a huge water catchments area.

Pure fresh water and many large lakes filled with it.

An island resident referred to the mainland household tap water as poisonous.

This picture was near Central Station – about 20 minutes walk from the car parking area.
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More than a dozen of these tiny turtles in the shallows, I was happy to have a face mask and camera there.