Great Barrier Reef
a coral reef parallel to the coast of Queensland, in NE Australia. 1,250 miles (2,010 km) long.
- Also called Barrier Reef.
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How to use Great Barrier Reef in a sentence
For example, bleaching from a 2016 heat wave wiped out 29 percent of shallow water corals in the northern Great Barrier Reef.
Probiotics help lab corals survive deadly heat stress | Jonathan Lambert | August 13, 2021 | Science NewsI was out, maybe in the Great Barrier Reef catching black marlin.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had five fine boats, which are constantly at work inside the Great Barrier Reef.
The Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) BrasseyThe Great Barrier Reef was examined with the greatest care in several places.
He spent a considerable time in exploring the eastern coast and also the Great Barrier Reef.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania | Jewett Castello Gilson
To the naturalist the Great Barrier Reef is an object of special attraction.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania | Jewett Castello GilsonProbably there are few of the beaches of islands within the Great Barrier Reef on which the majority of the plants do not exist.
Tropic Days | E. J. Banfield
British Dictionary definitions for Great Barrier Reef
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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