GBR Characteristics

Question 1

Area + Width

Answer 1

A: 348,000km²
W: ranges between 60 and 250 km

Question 2

Length

Answer 2

over 2300km from nothern tip of Queensland to just north of Bundaberg

Question 3

Depth

Answer 3

• avg depth of 35m in waters close to shore
• further out, extends to deeper than 2000m

Question 4

Tourism

Answer 4

• over 2 million visitors a year
• generates approx AU$6 billion per year
• over 60,000 full time jobs

Question 5

coral reefs

Answer 5

• around 3000 coral reefs
• over 900 islands made up of 600 continental islands and 300 coral cays