Record #00046Nature archive
World's Largest Coral Reef System
UNESCO recognizes the Great Barrier Reef off Australia's north-east coast as containing the world's largest collection of coral reefs: 400 corals, 1,500 fish, 4,000 molluscs; property ~348,000 sq km.
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about348,000sq km
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- Holder
- Location
- North-east coast of
- Start date
- —
- Record status
- Verified · current
Overview
Archive NoteInscribed 1981; ~348,000 sq km across 14 degrees of latitude, ~2,500 individual reefs and 900+ islands.
Marine Park 344,400 sq km (~99% of property); world's largest coral reef ecosystem.
Record history
1 Milestonesabout 348,000 sq km
North-east coast of Australia
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