The Great Barrier Reef

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Nidhi Mehta

The Great Barrier Reef [Illustration by Shinod A.P.]
The Great Barrier Reef [Illustration by Shinod A.P.]

The Great Barrier Reef, which lies off the coast of Australia, is the world’s largest coral reef. It stretches 2010 kilometres along the north-east coast of Australia. Many kinds of corals grow here. Some pink, some orange, some bright blue and some yellow.

It is like a great underwater garden. Bright coloured fishes and plants live around the turquoise waters of the reef. The starfish are the reef’s most dangerous enemies and they cannot be destroyed.

84 words | 0 minutes
Readability: Grade 6 (11-12 year old children)
Based on Flesch–Kincaid readability scores
Filed under: Your Pages
Tags: #Australia, #Coast