2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE
The Great Barrier reef is
one of the seven
wonders of the natural
world, viewing from a
greater distance.
The reef contains an
abundance of marine life
and comprises of over
3.000 individual reef
systems and tropical
islands with beautiful sun
and golden beaches.
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3. LOCATION
The Great Barrier Reef is in the coral sea, in Australia´s north-
eastern coast.The 2300 kilometre The Great Barrier Reef is the
largest coral reef system in the world. It´s along the state of
Queensland´s coastline.
4. WHEN WAS IT LISTED?
• It was included as world Heritage list as a natural site on 30 October 1981,
covering an area of 348000 square kilometres and standing across a
contigous latitudinal rage of 10º to 24º.
5. WHY WAS IT
LISTED?• The great barrier reef was listed because:
– It provides a habitat for rare spaecies of plants and animals.
– It represents significant ecological and biological processes in the
evolution and development of coastal and marine escosystem.
– It contains superlative natural phenomena and areas of natural beauty
and exceptional importance.
6. Some enviromentalists had agreed
the reef needed to be added to the
45 sites already on UNESCO´s list to
protect it from worsening water
pollution, and major coastal
development projects.
If UNESCO and The World Heritage
Commitee says that preventive
measures for pollution haven´t taken,
the reef could be considered again
for inclusion on “in danger” list in
2017
7. TOURISM
• The Great Barrier reef is a popular tourist destination with over two million
visitors each year. Tourism to the reef generates aproximately 6 billion
dollars per year.
• It is a great holiday destination for families and kids.
8. Before been part of
the UNESCO
Heritage list, it was a
famous place for
tourists . A lot of
people wanted to
visit the reef because
of the marine life and
the corals,principally,
people that love
marine animals.It is
the perfect place to
practice snorkel.
