Great Barrier Reef

American  

noun

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

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Great Barrier Reef British  

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

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Example Sentences

The same ship made headlines earlier this year when it left behind an elderly woman on a remote island on the Great Barrier Reef.

From BBC

A recent report found that parts of the Great Barrier Reef had suffered the largest annual decline in coral cover since records began nearly 40 years ago.

From BBC

The next day it reached Lizard Island - also known as Jiigurru or Dyiigurra - in the northern area of the Great Barrier Reef for the first stop on the journey.

From BBC

Suzanne Rees, 80, was hiking with fellow passengers of the Coral Adventure ship to a lookout spot on Lizard Island, in the Great Barrier Reef, on October 25.

From Barron's

The body of Suzanne Rees, 80, was found by rescue workers on Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday.

From BBC