{"id":503,"date":"2023-04-27T16:10:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/?page_id=503"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:40:27","slug":"great-barrier-reef","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stage.openvirtualworlds.org\/worldheritage2023\/great-barrier-reef\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Barrier Reef"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Great Barrier Reef<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is great barrier reef?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest and longest coral reef complex located off the northeast coast of Australia in the South Pacific Ocean, stretching for a total of about 2,600 kilometres, with a maximum width of 161 kilometres. There are about 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands of various sizes spread over an area of about 344,400 square kilometres. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Great Fortress has long been familiar and used by the citizens of Australian land and the Torres Strait, and is an important part of the culture and spirit of the local groups. A very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsundays and Cairns regions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Amazing Facts About GBR<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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344,400 km\u00b2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2,900 Reefs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Great Barrier Reef covers a total area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 square miles), which is more than twice the size of Italy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Great Barrier Reef contains approximately 2,900 individual reefs, as well as over 900 islands and sandbars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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4,000 and 1500 species<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Great Barrier Reef contains a globally important marine fauna including more than 4,000 species of molluscs, more than 1,500 species of fish, and a huge variety of sponges, anemones, marine worms, crustaceans and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, the Great Barrier Reef is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty and biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Enjoy the gallery full of GBR<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Manny-Moreno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Yanguang Lan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Photo by Giorgia Doglioni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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