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Great Barrier Reef
noun
- a coral reef parallel to the coast of Queensland, in NE Australia. 1,250 miles (2,010 km) long.
Great Barrier Reef
noun
- a coral reef in the Coral Sea, off the NE coast of Australia, extending for about 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Torres Strait along the coast of Queensland; the largest coral reef in the world
Example Sentences
In a freak accident, Steve Irwin died after being pierced through the heart by a usually chill stingray while filming an underwater documentary in a lagoon off the Great Barrier Reef.
A 40-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on the edge of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, local police said.
A pilot who caused a deadly light plane crash on an island in Australia's Great Barrier Reef has been spared a jail sentence.
From elephants in tropical forests to hawksbill turtles off the Great Barrier Reef, populations are plummeting, according to a stocktake of the world's wildlife.
Especially Australian ones, floating above sea beds, such as the Great Barrier Reef, awaiting the next wave.
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