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Note: Great Barrier Reef Note:

The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world.

Where is the Great Barrier Reef?

It is larger than the Great Wall of China and the only living thing on earth visible from space.

The marine park stretches over 3000km almost parallel to the Queensland coast, from near the coastal town of Bundaberg, up past the tip of Cape York.

The reef is a gathering of brilliant, vivid coral providing divers with the most spectacular underwater experience imaginable.

A closer encounter with the Great Barrier Reef's impressive coral gardens reveals many astounding underwater attractions including the world's largest collection of corals (in fact, more than 400 different kinds of coral)

It also has:

Coral sponges

Molluscs

Rays

Dolphins

Over 1500 species of tropical fish

More than 200 types of birds

Around 20 types of reptiles including sea turtles

Giant clams over 120 years old

What is the Great Barrier Reef?

The Great Barrier Reef is a breeding area for humpback whales, migrating from the Antarctic and is also the habitat of a few endangered species including the Dugong (Sea Cow) and large Green Sea Turtle. In recognition of its significance, 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.

Tourist Activities:

Scuba Diving

Snorkeling

Sailing

Environmental Impacts:

Climate Change: mass coral bleaching is caused by warming waters. This causes diseases to enter the reef and kill the coral.

Pollution: Runoff from fertilizers on land, entering the water. Wetlands have been decreasing and 90% of pollution comes from runoff.

Quick Facts:

Fact: The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system

Fact: The Great Barrier Reef is composed of over 2,900 individual reef

Fact: The Great Barrier Reef has over 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres

Fact: The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space

Fact: Tourism to the reef generates approximately AU$ 4-5 billion per year

Fact: Thirty species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises have been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef

Fact: Six species of sea turtles come to the reef to breed

Fact: 215 species of birds (including 22 species of seabirds and 32 species of shorebirds) visit the reef or nest or roost on the islands