Many of the travelers who come to Australia head to the Great Barrier Reef, which at 133,000 square miles is about the size of California. It alone is responsible for about $6 billion AUD of the ...

The Great Barrier Reef spans nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers) off Australia’s northeastern coast and is home to more than 1,600 species of fish and 600 species of soft and ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is all about superlatives. It is the world’s largest coral reef, extending some 1,400 miles off the east coast of Australia and covering some 133,000 square ...

Australia's environment minister says her government will urge against the U.N. adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered sites, saying worries are a reflection of the previous government.

Australia’s environment minister said on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites.