Because the animals there continue to live, grow, and die, increasing the size of the reef.
The Great Barrier Reef will continue growing for years.
no, the great barrier reef is the biggest coral reef in the world and started as all coral reefs did, with a small bit of coral. it has since grown heaps and is still growing.
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef.
The proper name for the Great Barrier Reef is simply "Great Barrier Reef".
No. Although Osprey Reef is in the Coral Sea, where the Great Barrier Reef is located, it is actually separate from the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef ecosystem.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef system in the world.
The great barrier reef is awesome
The Great Barrier Reef has not been destroyed
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef.
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.
A large part the the Great Barrier Reef is protected in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. However, there are still threats to the reef. They include mass coral bleaching (due to global warming), chemicals from runoff, and population breakouts of crown of thorns starfish.