THE GREAT BARRIER REEF The largest living reef system on the planet.

Placed on the World Heritage List in 1981.

The Great Barrier Reef was placed on the World Heritage List because of its outstanding natural universal values:
     as an outstanding example of the major stages in the earth’s evolutionary history;
     as an outstanding example of ecology and biology;
     as an example of natural phenomena; and
     containing important habitats for conservation of biological diversity.

The reef also is one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

  1. Mount Everest in Nepal

  2.Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe

  3.Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA

  4.Great Barrier Reef in Australia

  5.Northern Lights

  6.Paricutin volcano in Mexico

  7.Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil