Massive coral reef found in Australia
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Scientists have found a detached coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef that exceeds the height of the Empire State Building, the first such discovery in 120 years
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Oct 20: Structure discovered by team from James Cook University conducting 3D seafloor mapping off Cape York
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Great Barrier Reef
AUSTRALIA
Canberra
1,000km 620 miles
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Petronas Towers
451.9m
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Empire State Building
443.2m
New York City, U.S.
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Eiffel Tower
324m
Paris, France
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“Blade like” reef – which lies 40m below ocean surface and about 6km from edge of Great Barrier Reef – is nearly 500m tall and 1.5km wide
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Sources: Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI), AP, Reuters
Picture: (SOI)
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