Record #00046Nature archive
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.
Current Record
about348,000sq km
Current record value
Inscribed 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.
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