The Great Barrier Reef

I’ll introduce Great Barrier Reef. It’s located in Queensland in northeast Australia. Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. It is composed of 3,000 coral reefs and 900 islands. Most of the Great Barrier Reef is designated for national park. It was registered as a world natural heritage site of the UNESCO in 1981. They are still growing.
Have you ever seen Finding Nemo of Disney movie? Actually, it is based on The Great Barrier Reef.
Great Barrier Reef is a popular sightseeing area as resort, cruising, and scuba diving. But we have to pay attention to poisonous octopus. We can go there by regular ship from harbor of Cairns. It takes about 50 minutes to 60 minutes.