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Australia plans world's largest marine park
An area the size of Germany and France combined is about to become the world's largest marine park off of the north-east coast of Australia. Including a broad swath of the Coral Sea (where the Great Barrier Reef currently resides), the massive area is home to some of the most exotic sea creatures in the world as well as several important shipwrecks from World War II.The protection afforded from the creation of this park will guarantee that the floral, fauna and archaeological species will continue to thrive unhindered by manmade causes, and will almost definitely pave the road for further tourism in the region.
Announced late last week, the Guardian indicates neither name nor official boundaries for the park as of yet. The government of Australia will release further deals within ninety days.
Superlatives are a bit of a speciality for us at Gadling -- there's something tantalizing about hearing about most outrageous roller coaster or the largest pretzel stand or the drunkest airline passenger in the world. So when we heard that Australia is planning the worlds largest marine park, our fingertips started tingling. Australia -- the land of furry creatures and meat pies is going to establish the largest marine park in the world. Awesome.
The area to be protected lies in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia, where the G
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Ryan Baxter Nov 27th 2011 11:20PM
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christina Dec 8th 2011 10:22PM
Bravo the Australian Government has finally made a good move in the direction of saving our natural heritage for future generations to enjoy. The Great Barrier Reef is so precious and illegal fishing boats have had it easy for way too long.
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