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The best way to get around the Great Barrier Reef is ... on the departure and arrival locations. Travelers leaving from Cairns will likely depart from downtown's Reef Fleet Terminal.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the Great Barrier Reef, and it's dying. Less than 20 years ago, the world's largest living structure looked like this, and this.

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest living coral reef system on Earth, about 300 times larger than the next largest reef, found off the coast of Belize.

The reef is so large that it's visible from space. It covers an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometers ...

For decades, the Great Barrier Reef has enjoyed World Heritage Status and been synonymous with diving, tourism and with Australia. But in June of this year, UNESCO threatened to downgrade the Great ...

One of the seven wonders of the natural world, the Great Barrier Reef lies ... and manta rays are common. The reef is famous for gullies, canyons, and caves and is an ideal site for divers and ...