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Q) The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is located off the coast of which country?

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Answer: Australia. Northeastern side of Australia, in coral sea, (topic in news - water temp warmest in 400 yrs in this region) the largest and the longest coral complex in world, northwest to southeast direction, more than 2300 km long, width 60 to 250 km. Offshore distance ranging from 16 to 160 km, approx area 3,50,000 square km = India's largest state RAJASTHAN - 3,42,239 sqkm. UNESCO WHS in 1981, large enough to visible from space , marine Protected area managed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority of Australia. Biodiversity -Home to Approx 2000 species of fish, 600 different coral, 4000 mollusk species, 250 types of shrimps, 6 out of 7 types of sea turtles of the world, more than 25 types of birds etc.

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