Great Barrier Reef

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Barrier_Reef

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	coral reef
gptkbp:area	approximately 344,400 square kilometres
gptkbp:averageWaterTemperature	23–29°C
gptkbp:climate	tropical
gptkbp:composedOf	over 2,900 individual reefs over 900 islands
gptkbp:conservationEfforts	marine protected areas reef restoration water quality improvement programs
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:discoveredBy	James Cook
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1770
gptkbp:ecosystem	marine ecosystem
gptkbp:fauna	dolphins sea turtles whales dugongs seabirds sharks rays over 1,500 species of fish over 400 species of coral
gptkbp:featuredIn	gptkb:Finding_Nemo gptkb:Blue_Planet_II
gptkbp:flora	gptkb:algae mangroves
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Great_Barrier_Reef_Marine_Park_Authority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Barrier Reef
gptkbp:knownFor	biodiversity coral bleaching events marine tourism
gptkbp:length	over 2,300 kilometres
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Coral_Sea gptkb:Queensland
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Cairns gptkb:Townsville
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Australian_National_Heritage_List
gptkbp:protectedBy	gptkb:Great_Barrier_Reef_Marine_Park
gptkbp:researchInstitutions	gptkb:Australian_Institute_of_Marine_Science gptkb:James_Cook_University
gptkbp:significance	important for scientific research largest coral reef system in the world one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World cultural significance to Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders
gptkbp:threats	gptkb:crown-of-thorns_starfish climate change overfishing pollution coral bleaching
gptkbp:touristAttraction	fishing boat tours snorkeling scuba diving island resorts
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1981
gptkbp:visitedBy	millions of tourists annually
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Australia gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4