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Google Wonders of the World

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Great Barrier Reef

By: Bianca Villvazo

About The Great Barrier Reef

Location: North-East Coast of Australia Theme: Wonders of Nature

History

It is the worlds most extensive stretch of coral reef The first signs of The Great Barrier Reef appeared about 500,0000

years ago It is believed that the first sighting of The Great Barrier Reef was

around the year 1522 by a Portuguese expedition led by Christovao de Mendonca

Now The Great Barrier Reef draws more then one million visitors a year

Due to so many tourists it generates more than 6 billion dollars of revenue per year

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Interesting Facts

Contains a enormous amount of species including 1,500 types of fish, 360 species of hard coral, 5,000 species of mollusc, and more

It is composed of more than 2,900 individual reefs It covers an overall area that is bigger than the size of

Italy About 10% of the worlds fish species can be found in

the Great Barrier Reef It can be seen from outer space

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References

http://www.greatbarrierreef.com.au/great-barrier-reef-facts/

http://www.greatbarrierreef.org/great-barrier-reef-facts.php

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/05/great-barrier-reef/doubilet-photography

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/greatbarrierreef.html