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What is the water temperature in the great barrier reef over the past 50 years?
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Is the barrier reef currently growing?
The Great Barrier Reef will continue growing for years.
How old is Great Barrier Reef?
500000 years old .
When did the Great Barrier Reef get it name?
The Great Barrier Reef was named by Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent.The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef placed into the category of 'barrier reef'. This means that the reef is separated from the coastline due to the water's depth being too deep. The reef was given its name because of the following.Great: The Great Barrier Reef is a large and vast coral reef: at 2000km long, it is the largest coral reef in the world.Barrier: The Great Barrier Reef is a barrier reef. A barrier reef is one which runs parallel to the shore, separated by a channel of water.Reef: The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef.
How much does the great barrier reef grow in 100 years?
1 inch per 100 years
How long has Great Barrier Reef lasted?
That depends upon how quickly mankind destroys it. If it is maintained and protected it could last indefinitely.
What would the Great Barrier Reef be like in 100 years time?
it would be weird
How long has the current structure of the Great Barrier Reef been together?
6,000-8,000 years
How old is the Great Australian Barrier Reef?
4200 years old.. The oldest ones in the world.
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.
When was The Great Barrier Reef Formed?
The Great Barrier Reef was formed over two thousand years ago by nature itself.According to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority the current, living reef structure is believed to have begun growing on an older platform of coral reef about 20,000 years ago. The older coral reef platform is believed to be 500,000 to 600, 000 yeas old.
What effects did the ice age have on the Great Barrier Reef?
According to most sources, the Great Barrier Reef was only built between 2000 and 10 000 years ago - some time after any of the significant ice ages.
When was the Great Barrier Reef built?
The reef wasn't built. It was formed naturally, about four thousand years ago..
