Never heard of it ?

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest Coral Reef in

the world It is the only living thing that is visible from space

What is it ?
It is living structure Made by animal that lets out a hard substance calcium

carbonate This forms a hard skeleton around it called an exoskeleton The coral then gets protection and support from the skeleton

How big is it ?
It contains 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands and

stretches over 2600km

What lives there ?

There are a variety of animals with 1500 species of fish

400 species of coral,215 types of bird, 30 types of whales and dolphins , 6 species of turtle and 17 species of snake .

Can you name these animals ?

Pollution
There is a problem today with the reef as it is being

damaged by pollution and fishing . Boats with tourists in them pollute the water and fishermen over fish the waters What can be done to save the reef?