At 132,974 square miles, the Great Barrier Reef is about half the size of Texas, a statistic that becomes even more amazing when you learn the reef was created by teeny, tiny marine invertebrates. Coral reefs are formed when colonies of coral polyps secrete hard exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate, slowly building an underwater home that supports marine life of all shapes and sizes. That’s a feat worth protecting.
A Great view from above
Today in History
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Autumn in the cypress swamp
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Frost on autumn leaves
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Farmers Day
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Hanging out on a limb
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Valentines Day
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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National Roller Coaster Day
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World Elephant Day
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Paper lanterns on the longest night
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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Angkor, Cambodia
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Autumn in Alaska
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Barcelona bids farewell to summer
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World Whale Day
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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Lunar eclipse
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‘The mountains are calling’
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World Poetry Day
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Nazar amulets, Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Put your helmet on, we’re going for a hike
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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High trekking season in Upper Mustang
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Where is this wintry road?
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve