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The Great Barrier Reef in Australia from space

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Nasa/Novapix
Reference
t-ocaus-00011
Date
2009-04-04

The Great Barrier Reef arches over 2000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia. The white calcium carbonate that coats the coral reflects light, making the water above the reef appear bright blue from space. Image taken from the International space station (ISS) on july 29 2007.

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