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Barrier Reef, the Great
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A slightly interrupted succession of coral reefs off the coast of Queensland, of 1200 m. extent, and 100 m. wide at the S., and growing narrower as they go N.; are from 70 to 20 m. off the coast, and protect the intermediate channel from the storms of the Pacific.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Barrier Reef, the Great'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/barrier-reef-the-great.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.