Largest coral reef location — UPSC Prelims PYQ 2007
The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries?
- Australia
- Cuba
- Ghana
- Philippines
Explanation
Option (a) is correct
- The world’s largest coral reef system is the Great Barrier Reef, located off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Coral Sea. It is the largest living structure on Earth and consists of thousands of individual reefs and islands extending for over 2,000 km.
Answer: (a) Australia
