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Great Barrier Reef
Australia
Date of Inscription: 1981
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x) Property : 34870000 ha Off the east coast of the Queensland mainland S18 17 10 E147 42 00 Ref: 154 |
Brief Description
The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong (‘sea cow’) and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction.
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