“One of Australia’s most remarkable natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the world’s largest coral reef. The reef contains an abundance of marine life and comprises of over 3000 individual reef systems and coral cays and literally hundreds of picturesque tropical islands with some of the worlds most beautiful sun-soaked, golden beaches.”

The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world’s biggest single structure made by living organisms.This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. In 1981 was selected as a World Heritage Site labeled as one of the seven natural wonders of the world.(information from Wikipedia)

Additional traveling information:
- a variety of boat tours and cruises are offered, from single day trips, to longer voyages – there are many hotels and resorts located along the Queensland coastline and islands of the Great Barrier Reef, that are perfectly suited for a romantic getaway, weekend escape or family vacation. – diverse range of tourism operations: day tours, overnight and extended tours, snorkelling, scuba diving and fishing charters, aircraft or helicopter tours, bare boats (self-sail), glass-bottomed boat viewing, beach hire and water sports, passenger ferries, whale watching and swimming with dolphins. More about accommodation you will find here.

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