Jun 11, 2009 – Great Barrier Reef
Posted On: June 11, 2009
Posted In: Australia, Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Reef, Townsville
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Posted In: Australia, Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Reef, Townsville
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Great Barrier Reef, between Cairns and Townsville Australia — Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Terra Standard RM / Corbis
- 17 kinds of sea snake, 1,500 kinds of fish, 7 kinds of sea turtles, 400 kinds of coral, 5,000 kinds of mollusks.
See what lives in the Great Barrier Reef - On this day in 1770, Captain James Cook became the first European to see the Great Barrier Reef.
He wrecked his ship on it - Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s most popular destinations for snorkelers and scuba divers.
Watch and learn why - The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest single structure made by living organisms.
You can see it from space
