To say that the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef may be understating things; the Australian government notes that it is "the only living organic collective visible from Earth's ...

Two British tourists have drowned while swimming at a beach near the Great Barrier Reef. A 17-year-old boy and a 46-year-old man entered the water without lifeguards in the town of Seventeen ...

The British tourists were caught by strong currents on Sunday and dragged out to sea while swimming at a beach in a renowned tourist spot at the southern extremity of the Great Barrier Reef.

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One of the seven wonders of the natural world, the Great Barrier Reef lies in ... Habitats within the reef mosaic include the coral reefs themselves (some 3,000 individual reefs), sponge gardens, sea ...

Imagine arriving at a remote island paradise by helicopter: Your feet touch the softest, greenest grass as you make ... And best of all, the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven wonders of the ...

The Coca-Cola Foundation, in partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, has launched a seagrass restoration project in Queensland.

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Two British nationals have drowned after swimming in water near Seventeen Seventy in Australia (Alamy/PA) Two British tourists have drowned while swimming at a beach near the Great Barrier Reef.