1. By Ainsley Nelson

2. size the Great Barrier Reef is made of 2,900 individual reefs the Great Barrier Reef is 1,600 miles long the Great Barrier Reef is bigger than Great Britain you can see it from outer space

3. Life/ animals There are many species living in the great barrier reef. Some of them are green sea turtles, dugongs, coral trout, clown anemone fish, loggerhead turtles, and many more

4. Fun facts Even though it’s called the great barrier reef, its actually composed of every kind of reef (atoll, fringing, and barrier reefs) the great barrier reef is bigger than Great Britain and half the size of the state of Texas combined It is listed as a World Heritage site

5. Resources Wikipedia article : great barrier reef Coral reefs and islands by William Gray Google images

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