The Great Barrier Reef is situated off the coast of North Queensland in northeast Australia. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park stretches from Cape York to Bundaberg.
It is the world's longest reef and it has a length of 1243 miles (2.000 km). The Great Barrier Reef is composed by 900 islands and it is said that can be watched from outer space.
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most important and diverse ecosystems in the world. In it we can find more than 400 different species of coral and it is home to humpback whales, loggerhead turtles, dolphins, 1500 species of tropical fish, more 200 different types of birds, and reptiles.
The Great Barrier Reef has been inhabited by aborigines for at least 40.000 years. Captain Cook was the first european to arrive to the reef in 1770.
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