With over 900 islands and stretching longer than 2,600 KM, the Great Barrier Reef is so big, it could fit 70 million soccer fields.
6 of the 7 known species of sea turtles come to the Great Barrier Reef to breed. Some returning after nearly 40 years away.
Coral Reefs help to filter water by trapping debris, making cleaner water all around.
The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is actually made up of 2,900 individual reefs.
Corals are not plants, but animals. They are actually relatives of jellyfish and anemones.