Great Barrier Reef

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Key facts

  • Country: Australia
  • Inscription date: 1981
  • Is the site in danger: No
  • Area: 34,870,000 m2
  • Category: Natural
  • Transboundary: No

Latest news

Scientists Are Tinkering With Clouds to Save the Great Barrier Reef

Read: Wired Magazine

2024-03-20

Australian scientists find coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef's far north

Read: Times of India

2024-03-15

Global warming: Australia's Great Barrier Reef is experiencing 'mass bleaching' event

Read: Le Monde

2024-03-12

Almost half of cane growers sceptical of science behind laws protecting Great Barrier Reef

Read: The Guardian

2024-03-11

The Great Barrier Reef's latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers--the corals now have almost no reprieve

Read: Phys

2024-03-11

'Mass bleaching event' threatens Great Barrier Reef's biodiversity

Read: Times of India

2024-03-08

Great Barrier Reef again undergoes mass coral bleaching event

Read: CBS

2024-03-08

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Coordinates: [-18°28′S, 147°69′N]
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Updated: 8 days ago

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