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The Great Barrier Reef

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With snow showers expected for this morning I can not help think of warmer climates.  Setting the clocks back an hour has made the days so much shorter and the quick onset of cold weather has not helped.  Instead of complaining about the cold I am going to turn my focus to somewhere I would rather be – the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

The Barrier Reef has been on my bucket list ever since I became a certified scuba diver.   The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park covers 214,000 square miles in area off the  North Western coast of Australia. It includes the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem includes some 3,000 coral reefs, 600 continental islands, 300 coral cays and about 150 inshore mangrove islands.

While it’s known mostly for its large maze of colorful reefs, its intricate architecture also provides a home for a huge number of plants and animals.  There are so many unique kinds of fish i would love to see, plus it is 80 degrees and mostly sunny today in Queensland, Australia.

 

The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system. 
It is composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 1,600 miles  and can be seen from outer space.
I have had the opportunity to dive a dozen times in Caribbean
but I do not think I ever seen clown fish or coral this color!

 

 

As the largest living structure on the planet, the Great Barrier Reef is incredibly rich and diverse.

 

Wide ribbons of coral, visible off Australia’s East Coast, divide the continental shelf from deep,
darker waters farther out to sea.

 

 

Some of these pictures do not even look real!
If you are not a scuba diver one of the other options to explore this wonder of the world is sea planes.
I have never been on one but I think they are SO cool!
 
Unfortunately, I can not take credit for any of these images as I have not been to the GBR yet,
so credit where credit is due, my sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. 

 

 

Do these pictures make you want to be in Australia?
Because I am ready to hop on a plane!
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