When did the Great Barrier Reef get it name?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The Great Barrier Reef was given its name by explorer Matthew Flinders who circumnavigated the continent in 1801-1802. It was named in 1801, about thirteen years after European settlement began in Australia.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Explorer Matthew Flinders named the Great Barrier Reef.

Answer 5

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