SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is the world’s largest coral reef?
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The great barrier
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The great reef
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The great coral
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Arafura
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Stretching for 1, 429 miles over an area of approximately 133, 000 square miles, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world. The reef is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea.
Detailed explanation-2: -The reef is home to so many different species that around 8% of the different species of fish in the entire world are found there. It is called the Great Barrier Reef because of its huge size and the fact it borders a coast (making it a ‘barrier’ reef).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Great Barrier Reef makes up about 10 per cent of the world’s coral reef ecosystems, and is one of the best known and most complex natural systems on Earth.
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