Coral Sea
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The Coral Sea is bounded in the west by the east coast of Queensland, including the Great Barrier Reef, and in the east by Vanuatu and New Caledonia.[1] In 1981, the Great Barrier Reef was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[2] To its south, the Coral Sea joins the Tasman Sea; to its north, it connects with the Solomon Sea; and to its east, it opens into the Pacific Ocean.[1] Uplift of the Queensland continental shelf, occurring between 58 million and 48 million years ago, led to the formation of the Coral Sea basin.[3]
The sea's name originates from the many coral structures found there.[4] Human presence in the coastal zones of the Coral Sea dates back at least 40,000 years, with settlement by prehistoric peoples.[5] For a long time, navigation has been a customary human pursuit on the Coral Sea; the coast of Queensland alone has 10 major ports.[6]
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The expedition revealed deep-water coral communities and creatures previously only found in foreign waters.[7] The CRC Reef Research Centre reports that 30 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises live in or visit Great Barrier Reef waters.[8] The CRC Reef Research Centre states that 1500 species of fish live on the Great Barrier Reef.[8] The "Fauna and Flora of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area" appendix notes that 300-500 species of bryozoans occur on the Great Barrier Reef.[9]
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- Wikipedia, "Coral Sea" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Coral Sea" , Encyclopædia Britannica on-line (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coral Sea" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Great Barrier Reef , Encyclopædia Britannica on-line; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, "Marine Park Zoning" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coral Sea" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hopley, p. 19; Hopley, p. 27 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coral Sea" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Great Barrier Reef , Encyclopædia Britannica on-line; Hopley, pp. 1, 26 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coral Sea" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Traditional Use, Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2009 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Coral Sea" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ports and shipping, Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2009; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, "Shipping incidents in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Michael Slezak, "Coral Sea's deep-water reef secrets revealed as pandemic sees research ship redeployed", ABC, 18 June 2020. facts only, no text reused. abc.net.au
- CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd, "Reef facts: Plants and Animals on the Great Barrier Reef". facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
- "Appendix 4- Other species of conservation concern", Fauna and Flora of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, 2000. facts only, no text reused. web.archive.org
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- Wikipedia: Coral Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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