What is so special about the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the wonders of the natural world, and the only living organic collective visible from Earth’s orbit. It’s the world’s largest reef, and the largest world Heritage listed site, with an amazing and colourful diversity of marine life quite unique to Australia. It covers more than 300,000 square kilometres, with over 3000 reefs ranging in size from 1 hectare to over 10,000 hectares.