Great Barrier Reef

noun

1. a coral reef parallel to the coast of Queensland, in NE Australia. 1,250 miles (2,010 km) long.

Great Barrier Reef

noun

1. a coral reef in the Coral Sea, off the NE coast of Australia, extending for about 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Torres Strait along the coast of Queensland; the largest coral reef in the world

Example Sentences

For example, bleaching from a 2016 heat wave wiped out 29 percent of shallow water corals in the northern Great Barrier Reef.

From Science News

I was out, maybe in the Great Barrier Reef catching black marlin.

From The Daily Beast

He had five fine boats, which are constantly at work inside the Great Barrier Reef.

From Project Gutenberg

The Great Barrier Reef was examined with the greatest care in several places.

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He spent a considerable time in exploring the eastern coast and also the Great Barrier Reef.

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To the naturalist the Great Barrier Reef is an object of special attraction.

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Probably there are few of the beaches of islands within the Great Barrier Reef on which the majority of the plants do not exist.

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