Great Barrier Reef
The coral reef is the world's largest reef extending over 2000 kilometres. There are around about 2900 individual reefs. The critter that is inside the sandstone skull is a polyp.This is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Australia and most people think of it as coral but reading this might change your mind.
The dark blue line along the yellow state which is Queensland, is the Great Barrier Reef. The different colours in each square are states. Grey is New South Wales, purple is the Northern Territory, orange is Western Australia, blue is South Australia, green is Victoria and yellow is Queensland. e is a darker blue part, that is where the Great Barrier Reef is. Each colour is a different state, Grey is New South Wales, orange is Western Australia, blue is South Australia, green is Victoria, purple is the Northern Territory and yellow is Queensland.
How people wreck the reef
People wreck the reef by, dropping anchors, dragging diving
gear, taking coral home for souvenirs, walking on the reef, sewage, oil spills,
fertilisers, pesticides, over fishing, explosives, poison, dropping nets and diving gear.
Did You Know?
Did you know that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef. The Great Barrier is one of the main tourists attractions in Queensland. There are a variety of tours you can take to see the Great Barrier Reef like scuba charts, observation charts. Some animals you might see are sharks or rainbow fish.
Information
The Great Barrier Reef is made up 2900 individual reefs. Very close together, the area has lots of wildlife, including dugong and green turtles varieties of dolphins and whales, more than 1500 species of fish, 4000 types of mollies and more than 200 species of birds. The Great Barrier Reef is in between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Equator. The length of the coral is somewhere between 2,000 kilometres and 2,250 miles. In area it covers 207,000 square kilometres. Around 400 different types of coral grow there. It is the world's largest coral reef.
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