World Heritage List | Australia

Great Barrier Reef

Date of Inscription: 1981

Criteria: N (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Brief Description

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world's largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc. It also holds great scientific interest as the habitat of species such as the dugong ('sea cow') and the large green turtle, which are threatened with extinction.

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