My name's Earl, and I'm a roving web wanderer. Each week, I answer one question from curious folks like you. Great Barrier Reef category features plenty of cool facts about the largest reef in the world. Stretching along the east coast of Australia for over 1200 miles, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of over 2900 individual reefs. Coral reefs are natural breeding grounds for underwater life, but the Great Barrier Reef is unique because it's the biggest structure made of living organisms on Earth.
Coral are special living animals that grow into fantastic shapes and sizes.
When they die, their skeletons remain, forming reefs. Downloader for some cool photos. All Rights Reserved.