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The Great Barrier Reef is visible from outer space
Stretching for over 2,300 kilometres off Australia northeastern coast, it is the world's largest living structure.
Composed of billions of tiny coral polyps, the Great Barrier Reef encompasses roughly 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. It covers an area larger than Italy and provides a habitat for thousands of marine species. Rising ocean temperatures pose significant environmental threats to its delicate coral ecosystems.
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The Great Barrier Reef is visible from outer space: the short answers
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- Stretching for over 2,300 kilometres off Australia northeastern coast, it is the world's largest living structure. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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