GREAT BARRIER REEF

LOCATION

• Queensland, Australia

WHAT MAKES UP THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

• 2,900 individual reefs.
• Space
• Coral reef system

HOW THE REEF FORMED

• 500,000 years old.
• Great Dividing Range. ()
• About 13,000 years ago. 200 feet lower than the current level.
• continental islands were submerged

ANIMALS

• 1,500 fish species.
• Seventeen species of sea snakes
• Six species of sea turtles
• Home to 215 birds.

HUMAN THREATS

• Shipping accidents
• Oil spills

INTERESTING FACTS

• 900 islands
• 10 percent
• Climate change
• Half the size of Texas
• Clams

THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

• Incredible place to visit