reef – Exact Fact

In 2004, gay rights activists in Australia started a micronation in the Great Barrier Reef called the Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands.

Around 10% of the world’s total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef.

Scientists discovered in 2016 a massive coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon River, covering over 3,600 square miles.

The Great Barrier Reef is greater in size than the United Kingdom, Holland and Switzerland combined.

The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space.

93% of the Great Barrier Reef is now damaged by coral bleaching.