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Detailed explanation-1: -An enormous coral reef has been found at the northern tip of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the first such discovery in 120 years, scientists say. At 500m (1, 640ft) high, the reef is taller than New York’s Empire State Building and the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists have found a towering coral reef off the northern tip of Australia, the first discovery of its kind in 120 years, BBC News reports. At 500 meters tall, the reef surpasses the height of the Empire State Building and the Shanghai World Financial Center.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1, 500 species of fish and 4, 000 types of mollusc.

Detailed explanation-4: -On October 20, a team of scientists detected a coral reef measuring 1, 640 feet tall-600 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower-embedded in the seafloor near the northern edge of the Great Barrier Reef.