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What is the Great Barrier Reef?
- The world's largest coral reef system, located off Queensland's coast and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- A mountain range along Australia's east coast
- A series of reefs protecting the western coast of Australia
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Stretching over 2,300 kilometres along the Queensland coast, the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system and can even be seen from space. Its extraordinary biodiversity earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 1981.