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| Great Barrier Reef |
Great Barrier Reef is one of the natural charm of the wonders of the world. The Great Barrier Reef has over 400 kinds of corals and becomes home for over 1500 different species of tropical fish, 4000 mollusk species and 250 shrimp species. Some kind of fish in the Great Barrier Reef are angle fish, butterfly fish, cardinal fish, clown fish, damsel fish, gobies, groupers, codfish, parrot fish, surgeon fish, trigger fish, trout, wrasse, etc. The Great Barrier Reef is also frequented by larger species such as dugongs, sea turtles, sharks, and dolphins. Amount of wide area at the Great Barrier Reef is over 346.000 kilometer square, stretches over 2.000 kilometers from north to south in the east coast of Queensland, Australia. Marine life in the Great Barrier Reef formed in long time period and slow process, over millions of years. In each year, there are about of two million tourist visit to the Great Barrier Reef for watching directly the majesty of marine life the work of the creator of the natural. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park covers for nature long-lasting of marine life in the Great Barrier Reef. UNESCO recognizes the Great Barrier Reef as world heritage sites in 1981.
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| Marine life in the Great Barrier Reef |
Tourism location of the Great Barrier Reef in the east coast of Queensland is suitable for swimming and diving along the year even though it feels little bit cold in winter and can be quite hot in summer. The best time to visit the Great Barrier Reef is April to November. The main tourist activities in the Great Barrier Reef are sailing boats, snorkeling, diving, exploration via glass-sided semi-submersibles, whale watching, fishing, and aircraft/helicopter flights in over the massive reef system. Boat becomes main transportation to reach the location. Trip to location of the Great Barrier Reef starts from coastal centers (Cairns or Port Douglas) using boat. The Great Barrier Reef has high biodiversity, crystal clear and warm waters, and other supporting facilities such as live aboard and marine tourist guide service. Tourist can easily to find marine tourist guide service to the Great Barrier Reef in the outskirt of the beach in Queensland. There are also a lot of lodgings in several continental islands. The live aboard facilities is provided to facilitate the tourists to reach the sea tourism in the Great Barrier Reef. A number of well-equipped facilities already available in the Great Barrier Reef marine tourist location makes it convenient for enjoy the natural beauty.
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| Another marine life in the Great Barrier Reef |
The Great Barrier Reef became marine tourism icon for Australia. Unfortunately, the existence of the Great Barrier Reef today is place on a list of endangered world heritage sites. UNESCO is already announced that the Great Barrier Reef became a list of endangered world heritage sites on July 1, 2015. This decision is taken because condition of coral which has been badly damaged, about 50 percent of the reef coral cover is reported has been lost in the last 30 years. There are animal species such as dugongs and large green turtles which are also being threatened. Efforts to save the natural beauty of the need to involve the role of all citizens in the world in order to the amazing natural beauty can remain there until whenever.
