The Great Barrier Reef Facts

some great facts of the great barrier reef.?

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Here are some interesting facts and figures on the barrier reef.
> The Great Barrier Reef is over 2000 kilometers long.
>It's the only living structure that's visible from the moon and
Almost 3000 separate coral reefs and over 900 islands go towards making up the Great Barrier Reef.
> There are: - 1500 species of fish
- 350 different types of coral
- 4000 different species of molluscs and shellfish
- 1000 different species of sea-sponge
- 500 different species of echinoderms, such as starfish
- 400 different species of seaweed
- 30 different species of marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins
- 175 different species of bird
- 6 of the world's 7 species of endangered marine turtles
The Reef's origins date back to the last Ice Age
>The Great Barrier Reef was declared a Marine Park in 1975
6 years later in 1981 it was designated a World Heritage Area
Tourism on the Reef is worth an estimated $1 billion each year.
>During the wet season, the months of December-February are the wettest and also play host to Cyclone Season, although thankfully these huge storms aren't too frequent over the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Great Barrier Reef