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Parts of Great Barrier Reef dying at record rate, alarmed researchers say - 'Staggering' environmental impact on Great Barrier Reef caused by cruise ships, say conservationists - Not too warm and not too cold--finding the Goldilocks Zone of the Great Barrier Reef - Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s - Cruise ships urged to 'clean up their act' amid concerns toxic effluent being dumped on Great Barrier Reef - Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on record - 'Graveyard of corals' found after extreme heat and cyclones hit northern Great Barrier Reef - Parts of Great Barrier Reef record highest coral deaths due to heat, storms - Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on record - Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on record
Great Barrier Reef
Key facts
- country: Australia
- inscription date: 1981
- is the site in danger: No
- area: 34,870,000 m²
- category: Natural
- transboundary: No
Classified as: place
Summary
Great Barrier Reef is a site. It is located in Australia. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1981. The site is categorised as natural and has an area of 34,870,000 m². The site is not in danger and is not a transboundary site.
Location on a map: [-18°28′S, 147°69′E]
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