The Great Barrier Reef is a broad chain of around 2,900 individual reefs and is the Earth's largest structure built by living organisms. It is an incredible ecosystem of unsurpassed marine diversity and presents divers and snorkellers with a vision of natural beauty unmatched anywhere else in the world.
Beyond the continental shelf that harbors the Great Barrier Reef, lie the isolated reef systems and crystal clear waters of Australia's Coral Sea. This is home territory for huge schools of pelagic fish and sharks in an undersea world of mountains, pinnacles and sheer walls laced with gorgonian fans, rising from thousands of feet below.
The chains of islands in and around the reef provide further locations of interest for those looking for a tropical getaway as well as diving enthusiasts, including Heron and Lady Elliot Islands.
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