Great Barrier Reef
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The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, renowned for its extraordinary marine biodiversity and stretching along the northeast coast of Australia.
Aliases (15)
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ×5
- Great Barrier Reef region ×2
- southern Great Barrier Reef ×2
- Great Barrier Reef Province (broad biogeographic region) ×1
- Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area ×1
- Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (offshore waters) ×1
- Great Barrier Reef area ×1
- Great Barrier Reef catchment ×1
- Great Barrier Reef coast ×1
- Great Barrier Reef ecosystem ×1
- Great Barrier Reef exhibit ×1
- Great Barrier Reef lagoon ×1
- Great Barrier Reef tourism region ×1
- Southern Great Barrier Reef ×1
- World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef (offshore) ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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coral reef system → natural wonder → |
| composedOf |
over 2900 individual reefs
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over 900 islands → |
| continent |
Australia
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| country |
Australia
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| economicImportance |
fisheries
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tourism → |
| ecosystemType |
tropical marine ecosystem
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| governedBy |
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
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| hasArea |
approximately 344400 square kilometres
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| hasBiodiversity |
high
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| hasClimate |
tropical
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| hasLength |
approximately 2300 kilometres
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| homeTo |
coral species
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dugongs → fish species → marine turtles → rays → seabirds → sharks → |
| knownFor |
coral reefs
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extraordinary marine biodiversity → scuba diving and snorkeling → tropical islands → |
| locatedIn |
Coral Sea
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| locatedNear |
Cairns
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Townsville → Whitsunday Islands → |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Queensland
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| locatedOnCoastOf |
northeast coast of Australia
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| marineParkEstablishmentYear |
1975
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| partOf |
Pacific Ocean
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| protectedAs |
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
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| recognizedAs |
one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World
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| state |
Queensland
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| threatenedBy |
climate change
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coastal development → coral bleaching → crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks → ocean acidification → ocean warming → water pollution → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
natural criteria ix
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natural criteria vii → natural criteria viii → natural criteria x → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear |
1981
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| visibleFromSpace |
true
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