The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. It is serene of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. The Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. The reef is one of the top travel destinations in Australia.
You can see the reef from the outer space and it is the world’s biggest single structure, which is made by living organisms. This biggest single structure is composed of billions of miniature organisms, called coral polyps.
The reef supports wide variety of 10,000 species consists of 1500 types of fishes and 200 varieties of birds. CNN has honored it with the title of “One of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World”. And it is also known as “State Icon of Queensland”, named by Queensland National Trust. This nature beauty inspires many of the travels to visit the place.
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