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The Great Barrier Reef is one of the wonders of the natural world, and the only living organic collective visible from Earth's orbit. It's the world's largest reef, and the largest world Heritage listed site, with an amazing and colourful diversity of marine life quite unique to Australia. It covers more than 300,000 square kilometres, with over 3000 reefs ranging in size from 1 hectare to over 10,000 hectares.
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∙ 11y agoBecause of all the different speicese of coral and fish
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How is the Great Barrier Reef different to the other natural wonders of the world?
The Great Barrier Reef is so large that it can be seen from space.
What type of grass grows in the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is a marine biome, so the only grass that grows there is seagrass, which is not a true grass. There are 15 known species of seagrass in the Great Barrier Reef.
Is the whole great barrier reef privately or publicly owned?
The Great Barrier Reef is under commonwealth protection, so I assume the whole of the Reef will be "publicly" owned.
Is there a zoo in the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is in the sea, so there is no zoo there. However there is a lot of sea creatures of all sorts to be seen around it.
Is the Great Barrier Reef cold?
not very as coral needs warm tropical tempretures to survive
What nation is the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef lies off the coast of Queensland, so it is considered part of Australia. It lies within Australian waters.
How has the US government responded to the attempt to stop the destruction of the great barrier reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is not anywhere near US waters so the question is invalid.
Why is the Great Barrier Reef so unique?
The Great Barrier Reef is famous for its rich diversity of marine life, including the colourful coral. The Great Barrier Reef is also famous as it is the largest barrier reef in the world - so large, that it is the only living organism that can be seen from space.
How close to the ground is the Great Barrier Reef?
It is underwater. So it is not close to the ground.
Is the crown of thorns starfish introduced to the Great Barrier Reef?
No it is native to the great barrier reef; it's natural predators have been reduced so greatly in number that its population is not adequately controlled.
Are there seahorses in the Great Barrier Reef?
The Eastern Spiny seahorse - Hippocampus hendriki- lives in the Great Barrier Reef.
How long ago did the Great Barrier Reef begin to form?
the Great Barrier Reef is approximately 500,000 years old. However The structure of the current reef is much younger. It is less than around 8,000 years old. So it is hard to put your finger on the exact age of the Great barrier reef. This is NOT the answer to the question...It is merely speculation.
