1. The scoop is…
By Paige Bartlett MK

2. 1. The background
2. It is near Cairns
3. It is great
4. It has LOTS of
coral
5. It is one of the 7 CAN YOU
Wonders Of The GUESS?
World

3. It’s The Great Barrier
Reef!

4. Location & Size Facts
• The Great Barrier Reef stretches over
2,600 km.
• There are 900 islands in The Great Barrier
Reef.
• It is located in the Coral Sea off the coast of
Queensland .
• It is the world's biggest single structure made
by living organisms.
The Great Barrier
Reef can be seen
from outer space!

5. More than
Coral 400 of the
world's
An odd type of coral is… coral
Hard corals species can
are formed be found in
from a the Great
Barrier
limestone. Reef.
The longest living
Great Barrier Reef
Brain fish are the red
bass, which can
Coral!! live to more than
50 years.

6. Fish
Great Barrier Reef fish come in a range of
colours, shapes & sizes as you will see.
Some types…
Anemone Surgeon Parrot Fish Coral Trout Maori
Fish Fish Wrasse
More than
1,500 fish
species live in
the reef!

7. Thank
You!!