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These luxury resorts, marine excursions, and natural phenomena make the sprawling natural wonder a must-visit.
Many of the travelers who come to Australia head to the Great Barrier Reef, which at 133,000 square miles is about the size of California. It alone is responsible for about $6 billion AUD of the ...
The Great Barrier Reef has “given birth” in its annual coral spawn, creating a cacophony of color on the Australian landmark. Scientists working beneath the waves say they witnessed the event ...
The Great Barrier Reef was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. The vast underwater ecosystem is home to more than 400 types of coral and 1,500 species of fish, according to UNESCO.
Cairns, the gateway town to the Great Barrier Reef and home to more than 150,000 people, received around 600 mm (24 inches) of rain over 40 hours through early Monday morning.
Ningaloo Reef is one of the best preserved reefs left out there. Tourism Western Australia Every grade schooler knows that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest. The stuff of ...
The reef is home to over 600 types of corals, 3,000 kinds of mollusks and 1,625 kinds of fish, as well as dozens of types of sharks, whales, dolphin, and rays, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ...
Comprising 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands across more than 134,000 square miles off the coast of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef—the world’s largest coral reef system—is an ...