The Great Barrier Reef is the most extensive coral reef system worldwide, with almost 3000 individual reefs on a length of 2300 kilometres and a surface area of almost 350000 square kilometres. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage in 1981.

Keywords

aerial view, marine processes, reef

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Monday 13 August 2012 by Martin Mergili in Australia and Oceania / Australia | Queensland (2879 visits)