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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

protected area of Queensland, Australia
Place protected_area Q938159
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Key Facts

  • Award received: Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation[1]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Queensland[2]
  • Country: Australia[3]
  • Instance of: Australian marine park[4]
  • Operator: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority[5]
  • Named after: Great Barrier Reef[6]
  • Inception: 1975[7]
  • IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category VI: Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources[8], IUCN category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area[9], IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve[10], IUCN category II: National Park[11]
  • Heritage designation: listed on the Australian National Heritage List[12]
  • Area: 343965.94 km²[13]

FAQs

What awards did Great Barrier Reef Marine Park receive?

Honors received include Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation[1].

Related Entities

Australia

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . protectedplanet.net. protectedplanet.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved . protectedplanet.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . protectedplanet.net. protectedplanet.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . protectedplanet.net. protectedplanet.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15w ago · Ainali · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Great Barrier Reef
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Named after: Great Barrier Reef"
  2. 22w ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+343965.94'}
    Iucn protected areas category → IUCN category VI: Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources, IUCN category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area, IUCN category Ia: Strict Nature Reserve +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Area: 343,965.94 square kilometre, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779710818145"
  3. 24w ago · 99of9 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Coordinates → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -18.56777778, 'lon': 148.55527778}
    Inception → +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Instance of: Australian marine park, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778557825246"
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