Ocean Safari’s 10 Amazing Facts about The Great Barrier Reef!

Discover 10 Amazing Facts about the Great Barrier Reef

Ocean Safari’s 10 Amazing Facts about The Great Barrier Reef! The reasons to visit Northern Queensland are plentiful; however, one of the most significant motives is the pull of The Great Barrier Reef. Notably, it is one of the world’s seven natural wonders, and its unique ecosystem can only be described as breathtakingly beautiful.

Ocean Safari provide us with some fantastic facts about the Great Barrier Reef:  

1. The Great Barrier Reef is home to the world’s most extensive collection of corals! More than 600 types of hard and soft corals reside here, making it the largest and most dazzlingly colourful living organism on Earth.
2. Extending south from the northern tip of Queensland to just north of Bundaberg on the mainland of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the only living organism visible from space! This is hardly surprising, as it is around 2600 kilometres (1616 miles) in length and similar in size to Italy.
3. The reef’s inshore waters have an average depth of 35 metres, whilst the continental slopes and outer reefs extend to depths of more than 2000 metres!
4. The Great Barrier Reef is thought to be as much as 20,000,000 years old!
5. The Great Barrier Reef comprises around 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands.
6. The natural wonder attracts over 2 million visitors each year
7. The reef is home to more than 1,500 fish species, which means that 10% of the world’s fish species are found within this location
8. There are seven species of turtle in the world, six of which reside in the reef’s ecosystem. Four of the six species have globally significant nesting areas in the Great Barrier Reef region
9. The estuarine crocodile can be found in most coastal waters and around many of the islands and cays of the Great Barrier Reef
10. The Great Barrier Reef supports 133 species of sharks and rays and more than 30 species of marine mammals, including the Bottlenose Dolphin, Humpback and Dwarf Minke Whale, and endangered Dugong (sea cow). 

Final Thoughts

Looking for a way to head out and explore this underwater world?! Departing daily from Cape Tribulation, ensure you check out the eco-tour operator, Ocean Safari. With a focus on delivering you the best experience, group numbers are small, so you will visit and snorkel two stunning reef sites and be accompanied by Ocean Safari’s friendly, knowledgeable team, who will tell you more amazing facts about this epic ecosystem! Book today at oceansafari.com.au  

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