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The idea that we are not going to look after the Great Barrier Reef, which is just a wonderful tourism resource that it can be just for one example - we are not going to look after it, we won't have tight environment regulation, is frankly just not true.
Campbell Newman

Meaning of "Great Barrier Reef" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREAT BARRIER REEF

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Great Barrier Reef is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREAT BARRIER REEF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. It supports a wide diversity of life and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN labeled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland. A large part of the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which helps to limit the impact of human use, such as fishing and tourism. Other environmental pressures on the reef and its ecosystem include runoff, climate change accompanied by mass coral bleaching, and cyclic population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish.

Definition of Great Barrier Reef in the English dictionary

The definition of Great Barrier Reef in the dictionary is a coral reef in the Coral Sea, off the NE coast of Australia, extending for about 2000 km from the Torres Strait along the coast of Queensland; the largest coral reef in the world.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GREAT BARRIER REEF

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Synonyms and antonyms of Great Barrier Reef in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Great Barrier Reef» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Great Barrier Reef to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Great Barrier Reef from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Great Barrier Reef» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大堡礁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gran Barrera de Coral
570 millions of speakers

English

Great Barrier Reef
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रेट बैरियर रीफ
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحاجز المرجاني العظيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Большой Барьерный риф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Grande Barreira de Corais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রেট ব্যারিয়ার রিফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Grande barrière de corail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tebing karang yang besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Great Barrier Reef
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グレートバリアリーフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그레이트 배리어 리프 (Great Barrier Reef)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agung Barrier Reef
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Great Barrier Reef
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய தடுப்பு ரீஃப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रेट बॅरियर रीफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük Bariyer Reef
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Great Barrier Reef
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wielka Rafa Koralowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Великий Бар´єрний риф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Marea Barieră de Corali
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Great Barrier Reef
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Great Barrier Reef
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Great Barrier Reef
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Great Barrier Reef
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Great Barrier Reef

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREAT BARRIER REEF»

The term «Great Barrier Reef» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.211 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Great Barrier Reef

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3 QUOTES WITH «GREAT BARRIER REEF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Great Barrier Reef.
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Tracie Bennett
I am so scared of the sea, so what did I do? Learned to scuba in the Great Barrier Reef.
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Campbell Newman
The idea that we are not going to look after the Great Barrier Reef, which is just a wonderful tourism resource that it can be just for one example - we are not going to look after it, we won't have tight environment regulation, is frankly just not true.
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Bruce Sterling
My idea of an amusement park story is getting adventurers to go tour environmental disaster areas. After all, if the entire Great Barrier Reef gets killed, which seems like an extremely lively possibility, what are you going to do with all that rotting limestone?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREAT BARRIER REEF»

Discover the use of Great Barrier Reef in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Great Barrier Reef and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management
This comprehensive guide describes the organisms and ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef, as well as the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them.
Pat Hutchings, Mike Kingsford, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, 2008
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A Reef in Time: The Great Barrier Reef from Beginning to End
Like many coral specialists fifteen years ago, Veron thought Australia's Great Barrier Reef was impervious to climate change. Then he saw for himself the devastation that elevated sea temperatures can inflict on corals.
John Edward Norwood Veron, 2008
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The Great Barrier Reef: History, Science, Heritage
Incisive and a delight to read in its thorough account of the scientific, social and environmental consequences of European impact on the world's greatest coral reef system, this extraordinary book is sure to become a classic.
James Bowen, Margarita Bowen, 2002
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The Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef: Development, ...
This 2007 book reviews the history of geomorphological studies of the Great Barrier Reef and assesses the influences of sea-level change and oceanographic processes on the development of reefs over the last 10,000 years.
David Hopley, Scott G. Smithers, Kevin Parnell, 2007
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Physical Oceanographic Processes of the Great Barrier Reef
Physical Oceanographic Processes of the Great Barrier Reef is the first comprehensive volume describing the water circulation and its influence in controlling the distribution of marine life on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia.
Eric Wolanski, 1994
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Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
Illustrated with colour underwater photographs, this reference work covers over 1000 species of fish.
John E. Randall, Gerald R. Allen, Roger C. Steene, 1997
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The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef: Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia Carole Marsh. Christina read the next two cards. “Giant clam. A large bivalve. Crown of thorns starfish. Feeds mainly on staghorn coral.” Then Grant read two cards: “Moray eel. Can grow six feet (two meters) long. Can be ...
Carole Marsh, 2009
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The Great Barrier Reef: finding the right balance
Overview of the history and management of the world's largest marine park and first marine-based World Heritage area, the Great Barrier Reef.
David Russell Lawrence, R. A. Kenchington, Simon Woodley, 2002
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Great Barrier Reef
Over the years, many people have realized Australia's reef is special. In 1922, the Great Barrier Reef Committee formed. It set out to promote research and protection of the area. By 1972, the Australian Institute of Marine Science was founded.
Cynthia Kennedy Henzel, 2011
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Great Barrier Reef Coloring Book
This collection offers incredible illustrations of a tiger shark, spotfin lionfish, crown-of-thorns starfish, bluespine unicornfish, scribbled angelfish, and 25 more.
Ruth Soffer, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREAT BARRIER REEF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Great Barrier Reef is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tour the Great Barrier Reef on the back of a sea turtle
Tour the Great Barrier Reef on the back of a sea turtle ... a GoPro camera to a sea turtle, capturing views of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
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Daily Cute: Watch How a Turtle Sees the Great Barrier Reef
Thanks to our friends at World Wildlife Fund Australia, we can now see what a turtle's journey looks like in the Great Barrier Reef: a home to ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
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Help make sure the Great Barrier Reef stays great
In 2014, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority gave the OK to expand a coal port and dump 3m cubic meters of dredged rocks, soil and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Experts seaborne for whale rescue on Great Barrier Reef
Experts seaborne for whale rescue on Great Barrier Reef ... A rare whale has been found stranded in a lagoon on the Great Barrier Reef out ... «The Cairns Post, Jul 15»
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Amazing Video Takes You Through the Great Barrier Reef From the …
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's most spectacular natural formations. Not only is the reef incredibly stunning thanks to the many ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»
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Watch: This is what the Great Barrier Reef looks like from a turtle eye …
The WWF in Australia fitted a small GoPro camera to a turtle "to better understand the post-release behaviour of tagged green turtles" and raise ... «Entertainment.ie, Jul 15»
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Wildlife officers try to save rare whale stranded in lagoon on Great
“It's pretty rare, but not unheard of, for this species to be on the Great Barrier Reef.” “There was a confirmed sighting of an Antarctic minke back ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Far North Queensland and Great Barrier Reef named fourth most …
Far North Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef have been named Australia's fourth most family-friendly holiday destination by respected ... «The Cairns Post, Jul 15»
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GoPro Camera Strapped to Turtle Captures Stunning Video of Great
Stunning underwater video that was recently released by the World Wildlife Fund shows a turtle-eye's view of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
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GoPro camera shows turtle's view of the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is home to nearly 6,000 species and 10 percent of the world's total fish species can be found within the reef. «KMOV.com, Jul 15»

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