The Great Barrier Reef

By Miss Dunlop

Great Barrier Reef Overview

• Located in the Coral Sea on the coast of Queensland (NE Australia)

• Largest Reef System in the world consisting of 3,000 individual reefs surrounding 900 islands

• 2,600 km long with an area of 344,400 km2

• Consists of 400 species of hard and soft corals and supports 10 of thousands of other species

Outline• It is soooo old that no-

one knows its exact age but about 2-18 million years old!! The dinosaurs are older than the reef.

• They are drilling small holes into it to try and find out the age.

Corals

• Did you know corals ARE animals – plants live inside them!

• They are made from polyps and these stick together and make a coral reef

Cool links...

• Click here for extra info

• Click here for an Interactive Coral reef