The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef. It is close to the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is made up of nearly 3,000 coral reefs and over 600 islands and stretches over 1,600 miles long. It is so big that it can be seen from space!
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure made by living things. Because of its environmental significance, it has been listed as an important World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain Cook) accidentally ran his ship, the Endeavour, aground on the reef on June 11, 1770.
The Great Barrier Reef is home to 14,000 different plants and animals, including many endangered species. Because of this diversity, it is important that we look after the reef. Climate change is one of the main threats to the reef, along with polluted water running into the sea from the mainland, coastal development, and illegal fishing.
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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Area: 348,700 km²
Location: Off the east coast of the Queensland mainland, Australia
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription: 1981
UNESCO Site Id: 154.
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