The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. It is one of the seven wonders of the natural world and is blessed with the breathtaking beauty. It is larger than the Great Wall of China and the only living thing on earth visible from space.
The reef contains an abundance of marine life and comprises of over 3000 individual reef systems and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometers over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef contains a huge diversity of species including over 1,500 species of fish, about 360 species of hard coral, 5,000 species of mollusc, and more than 175 species of bird, plus a great diversity of sponges, anemones, marine worms and crustaceans, among others.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. UNESCO listed the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site in 1981. Because of its natural beauty, both below and above the water's surface, the Great Barrier Reef has become one of the worlds most sought after tourist destinations.
The reef contains an abundance of marine life and comprises of over 3000 individual reef systems and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometers over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef contains a huge diversity of species including over 1,500 species of fish, about 360 species of hard coral, 5,000 species of mollusc, and more than 175 species of bird, plus a great diversity of sponges, anemones, marine worms and crustaceans, among others.
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. UNESCO listed the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site in 1981. Because of its natural beauty, both below and above the water's surface, the Great Barrier Reef has become one of the worlds most sought after tourist destinations.
