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  2. World's largest coral found 'hiding in plain sight' near ...

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    HONG KONG — For at least three centuries, it grew in secret on the seabed of the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Now, the largest coral ever recorded has been discovered, scientists said Thursday ...

  3. Scientists say biggest coral in the world discovered in the ...

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    At about 111 feet wide and 104 feet long, the team said the "mega coral" was three times bigger than the previous record holder — a coral dubbed "Big Momma" in American Samoa.

  4. World’s largest coral discovered off the Solomon Islands

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    The coral is three times bigger than the previous record holder, which is known as “Big Momma” and located in American Samoa. While “Big Momma” is as tall as a giraffe, the new coral is ...

  5. Aldabra - Wikipedia

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    Aldabra, the world's second-largest coral atoll [2] (the largest is Kiritimati), is located east of the continent of Africa.It is part of the Aldabra Group of islands in the Indian Ocean that are part of the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, with a distance of 1,120 km (700 mi) southwest of the capital, Victoria on Mahé Island.

  6. Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, separated from the coast by a channel 160 kilometres (100 mi) wide in places and over 61 metres (200 ft) deep. [6] The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. [7]

  7. Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park - Wikipedia

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    The Cozumel reef system is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the second largest coral reef system in the world. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Even though almost the entire island of Cozumel is surrounded by coral reefs , the park only encompasses the reefs on the south side of the island.

  8. Scientists discover the world’s largest coral — so big it can ...

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    It’s more than 100 feet long, at least 300 years old and visible from space. The world’s largest coral has just been discovered in the southwest Pacific Ocean, scientists announced Wednesday ...

  9. Florida Reef - Wikipedia

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    Other common species of hard coral found on the Florida Reef include Ivory Bush Coral (Oculina diffusa), which is the dominant coral in the patch reefs along the Florida coast north of the Florida Keys, staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), lettuce coral (Agaricia agaricites), grooved brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis), boulder star coral ...