Great BarrierReef Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Great BarrierReef Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one of the largest in the world have the longest coral reefs, it is the famous Great Barrier Reef - Great Barrier Reef. It runs through the winds on the east coast of Australia, a total length of 2,011 kilometers, 161 kilometers at its widest point. The southern end of the 241 km away from the coast, the northern end is only 16 km from the coast. At low tide, coral reefs form part of the exposed surface of coral islands. Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, extending northeast coast of Australia in the Coral Sea outside, as a natural breakwater, guarding the east coast of Queensland, so that from the turbulent waves of shock. It is up to the north and south 2013 km north narrow Kwanza, the body consists of thousands of coral reefs, with a total area of ​​207,000 square kilometers. At low tide, about 80,000 square kilometers out of the water; orgasm, most did not enter the water, the remaining hundreds of islands and reefs flickering. Great Barrier Reef up to more than 400 species of coral in the warm clear waters, showing a variety of different colors and shapes. Reef, mostly round or oval, large sets of small reef reef, atoll lagoon surrounded calm. Shanghai reef areas that are not flooded, palm, palm trees towering, closely woven rattan Ge, many seabirds.