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Closeup of orange coral with smaller coral and plants surrounding it. Caption. The reef is constructed of coral and algae.

Part of the "Continents of the World" series. Australia is completely surrounded by water. It's also the only landmass on Earth that is a continent, a country, and an island. Just offshore, in the Pacific Ocean on the northeast corner of Australia, lies one of the natural wonders of the world: the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world. Provides an overview of the animals that live in Australia-many of which live only on the Australian continent and nowhere else in the world.

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