Great Barrier Reef

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Great Barrier Reef

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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, stretching 2,300 km along the northeastern coast of Australia and covering 344,400 km². It is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms and is visible from space. Home to over 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 types of mollusks, and 30 species of whales and dolphins, it is one of the Earth's most biodiverse ecosystems and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Daintree Rainforest
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Daintree Rainforest

The Daintree Rainforest is the world's oldest tropical rainforest, estimated at 180 million years old — predating the Amazon — and covering the Cape Tribulation area north of Cairns in Queensland. A UNESCO World Heritage Area, it is home to more species of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth than any other place, including rare mammals, birds of paradise, and ancient plant species. The place where the rainforest meets the reef — where the Daintree meets the Great Barrier Reef — is unique on the planet.

Cairns · Australia

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