Great Barrier Reef

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The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, renowned for its extraordinary marine biodiversity and stretching along the northeast coast of Australia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
coral reef system
natural wonder
composedOf over 2900 individual reefs
over 900 islands
continent Australia
country Australia
economicImportance fisheries
tourism
ecosystemType tropical marine ecosystem
governedBy Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
hasArea approximately 344400 square kilometres
hasBiodiversity high
hasClimate tropical
hasLength approximately 2300 kilometres
homeTo coral species
dugongs
fish species
marine turtles
rays
seabirds
sharks
knownFor coral reefs
extraordinary marine biodiversity
scuba diving and snorkeling
tropical islands
locatedIn Coral Sea
locatedNear Cairns
Townsville
Whitsunday Islands
locatedOffCoastOf Queensland
locatedOnCoastOf northeast coast of Australia
marineParkEstablishmentYear 1975
partOf Pacific Ocean
protectedAs Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
recognizedAs one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World
state Queensland
threatenedBy climate change
coastal development
coral bleaching
crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks
ocean acidification
ocean warming
water pollution
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria natural criteria ix
natural criteria vii
natural criteria viii
natural criteria x
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1981
visibleFromSpace true

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Australia hasNotableLandmark Great Barrier Reef
Queensland contains Great Barrier Reef
Queensland hasHeritageSite Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef protectedAs Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Aquarium Kaiyukan exhibit Great Barrier Reef
subject linked to: aquarium Kaiyukan
East Australian Current originatesNear Great Barrier Reef
Coral Sea borders Great Barrier Reef
Coral Sea contains Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Coral Sea knownFor Great Barrier Reef
Coral Sea hasProtectedArea Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Daintree Rainforest borders Great Barrier Reef
Cairns isGatewayTo Great Barrier Reef
Cairns nearbyWorldHeritageSite Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority appliesTo Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority appliesTo Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority appliesTo Great Barrier Reef ecosystem
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Kaiyukan hasExhibit Great Barrier Reef
Townsville isGatewayTo Great Barrier Reef
Townsville hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Great Barrier Reef
Bundaberg tourismGatewayTo southern Great Barrier Reef
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Mackay locatedNear Great Barrier Reef
Mackay isTouristGatewayTo Great Barrier Reef
Whitsunday Islands partOf Great Barrier Reef region
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Whitsunday Islands marinePark Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
southwest Pacific Ocean adjacentTo Great Barrier Reef
First voyage of James Cook chartedRegion Great Barrier Reef area
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
HMS Endeavour visited Great Barrier Reef
HMS Endeavour damagedAt Great Barrier Reef
Finding Nemo setIn Great Barrier Reef
East Australian Current startsNear Great Barrier Reef
subject linked to: EAC
East Australian Current flowsPast southern Great Barrier Reef
subject linked to: EAC
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Dory formerHomeLocation Great Barrier Reef
subject linked to: Dory in Finding Dory
National Marine Aquarium hasExhibit Great Barrier Reef exhibit
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Marion Reef partOf Great Barrier Reef Province (broad biogeographic region)
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Cape Tribulation UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (offshore waters)
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Cape Tribulation nearbyFeature Great Barrier Reef
Yeppoon tourismRegion Southern Great Barrier Reef
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Yeppoon nearWorldHeritageArea Great Barrier Reef
Northeastern Australia knownFor Great Barrier Reef
subject linked to: northeastern Australia
Northeastern Australia contains Great Barrier Reef
subject linked to: northeastern Australia
Northeastern Australia marineFeature Great Barrier Reef lagoon
subject linked to: northeastern Australia
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Far North Queensland hasFeature World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef (offshore)
linked to: Great Barrier Reef
Far North Queensland touristAttraction Great Barrier Reef
Cairns Airport serves Great Barrier Reef region
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Cairns Airport regionServed Great Barrier Reef tourism region
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Cairns Airport nearbyAttraction Great Barrier Reef
Captain Cook Highway parallelTo Great Barrier Reef coast
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Captain Cook Highway adjacentTo Great Barrier Reef