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Great Barrier Reef

over 2300 km long coral reef off Australia's northeast coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Details

Instance of: coral reef, natural cultural heritage site, tourist attraction, World Heritage Site
Location: Townsville
Located in: Queensland
Country: Australia
Area: 348000, 344.400
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Atlas of Vanishing Places, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
heritage designation: World Heritage Site, listed on the Australian National Heritage List
investigated by: Australian Institute of Marine Science
length: 2300 km
located in or next to body of water: Coral Sea
located in protected area: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
native label: Great Barrier Reef
topic's main category: Category:Great Barrier Reef
World Heritage criteria: (vii), (viii), (ix), (x)

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