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The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure
The Great Barrier Reef stretches 1,429 miles and is the largest living structure on Earth.
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It covers about 133,000 square miles off Queensland, Australia, and is made up of nearly 3,000 individual reefs. The reef is large enough to be visible from space.
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