Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia May 11, 2026

Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia

One of the world"s greatest natural wonders stretches through the turquoise waters of the Coral Sea off Australia"s northeast shoreline. The Great Barrier Reef, running along the coast of Queensland, is the world"s largest coral reef system. It is made up of nearly 3,000 individual reefs and hundreds of islands, spanning more than 1,400 miles.

© Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Sport where you least expect it
The ancient home of the Minoans
May 11, 2024An indigo on a branch, Texas, USA
May 11, 2025Happy Mothers Day!

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 30, 2025International Whale Shark Day
A vibrant, sun-drenched island
May 3, 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, US
May 12, 2025An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
Jul 27, 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Aug 20, 2024Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
Jun 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
Dec 20, 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Aug 9, 2025Raksha Bandhan
Mar 10, 2025Lion, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Say hello to these halophytes!
Jun 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Sep 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Where are these prickly pears?
Feb 23, 2026Great white egret, Upper Bavaria, Germany
Staying in the loop
Mar 15, 2024Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
Sunlight turning silver to gold
What waterborne wizardry is this?
America’s backyard
Sep 8, 2024International Literacy Day
High above the Aegean Sea
This museum sets the prairie on fire
Oct 20, 2023Pygmy three-toed sloth baby, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama
The ‘Old Bridge,’ reborn
Jan 14, 2026Fortress of Palamidi, Nafplio, Greece
Nov 3, 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
Preserving Alaskas natural beauty
Jan 24, 2026Andermatt village in the Alps, Switzerland