Great Barrier Reef
over 2300 km long coral reef off Australia's northeast coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Summary
Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of coral reef entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,137 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Queensland[3]
- Country: Australia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Coral Sea[5]
- Instance of: natural cultural heritage site[6], tourist attraction[7]
- Location: Townsville[8]
- Commons category: Great Barrier Reef[9]
- Official website: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Great Barrier Reef[11]
- Commons gallery: Great Barrier Reef[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15], Atlas of Vanishing Places[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[18], listed on the Australian National Heritage List[19]
- Native label: Great Barrier Reef[20]
- Investigated by: Australian Institute of Marine Science[21]
- Area: 34893402.8830109 ha[22], 34,870,000 ha[23]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[24], (viii)[25], (ix)[26], (x)[27]
- Located in protected area: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park[28]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[29], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Great Barrier Reef include Great Barrier Reef Airport[31], an airport[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1980[34].
Why It Matters
Great Barrier Reef has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Great Barrier Reef Airport[31], an airport[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1980[34].