Australia Travel Destinations

Off the coast of Queensland Australia is the Great Barrier Reef that has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to it’s diverse and natural wonder. Considered as the largest reef habitat on earth, the reef is composed of several coral islands amidst the many coral formations that are teeming with wildlife and plant life that is truly a wonder to behold. Labeled as one of the seven natural wonders of the natural world by CNN it generates an estimated $1 billion Australian Dollars a year in tourism, fishing and other sea oriented ventures. Though a very beautiful place to visit, the true wonder of the area can only be seen underwater where snorkeling and diving offer the best views.
The area has had it’s problems, from marauding starfish to other man-made threats but the diversity and sheer transparency of the reef has always managed to keep it alive. This makes the area a very fragile environment for anything man does on land is quickly transmitted to the healthy environment under the sea which can kill of its coral and fish residents. Many of the world’s endangered sea creatures take refuge in these waters such as the endangered sea turtles, to whales and other reptiles that have almost been wiped out of many other areas. A true wonder under the sea, the Great Barrier Reef is a wonderful natural sight to see for the water loving kind that is.