The Great Barrier Reef Photos Australia

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia. It stretches over 2000 kilometres in length and can be seen from space. The Great Barrier Reef is a large system of about 900 islands and over 3000 coral reefs, which mostly lie some distance from the mainland coastline. Due to its vast biodiversity, warm clear waters and its accessibility from the floating guest facilities called 'live aboards', the reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially scuba divers. Great Barrier Reef Cairns Rainbow   The Great Barrier Reef is sometimes referred to as the single largest organism in the world. In reality it is made up of many millions of tiny organisms, as are all coral formations. A large part of the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The coastline of north eastern Australia has no major rivers, several major urban centres with Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton nd the industrial city of Gladstone. Great Barrier Reef Beach Chairs Great Barrier Reef Beach Coral Sea Great Barrier Reef Fusilee Fish   Great Barrier Reef Sharks Great Barrier Reef Turtle The Whitsunday Islands are a collective of continental islands of various sizes off the coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between Townsville and Mackay and some 900km north of Brisbane. Great Barrier Reef Whitsunday Islands Great Barrier Reef Whitsunday Islands Great Barrier Reef Zebra Damselfish Great Barrier Reef Sunset