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The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Aboriginal Australians have been living in the area for at least 40,000 years, [112] and Torres Strait Islanders since about 10,000 years ago. [113] For these 70 or so clan groups, the reef is also an important cultural feature.
The Great Barrier Reef, extending 2,000 km (1,200 mi) along the Queensland coast, is the world's most extensive coral reef system, consisting of about 2,500 individual reefs and hundreds of islands and sandy cays. The reef is rich in marine life, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish, and 4,000 types of molluscs.
Belgian Scientific Expedition was a scientific survey of the Great Barrier Reef, conducted in 1967–1968.. The Belgian Scientific Expedition to the Great Barrier Reef was a seven month expedition beginning in 1967, sponsored by the University of Liege, Belgium, the Belgium Ministry of Education and the National Foundation for Scientific Research.
During that time, between 2016 and 2024, the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and one of the most biodiverse, suffered mass coral bleaching events.
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The Great Barrier Reef is showing signs of repair. The reef has been suffering from a large amount of ocean bleaching due to the rise in ocean temperatures. Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef ...
Just before 11:00 pm on 11 June 1770, the ship struck a reef, [47] today called Endeavour Reef, within the Great Barrier Reef system. The sails were immediately taken down, a kedging anchor set and an unsuccessful attempt was made to drag the ship back to open water.
"We have now flown over 911 individual reefs in a helicopter and light plane, to map out the extent and severity of bleaching along the full 2300km length of the Great Barrier Reef.