Where is Great Barrier Reef?
Great Barrier Reef is in Coral Sea, Australia.
Direct answers about Great Barrier Reef
Why is Great Barrier Reef interesting?
Reef-building corals are animals that form hard skeletons.
Three facts to remember
- Reef-building corals are animals that form hard skeletons.
- The reef supports fish, turtles, dugongs and many kinds of coral.
- UNESCO added the Great Barrier Reef to the World Heritage List in 1981.
Place-specific reference: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/154
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.