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World's largest coral discovered in Pacific

New Scientist · 4d

World’s largest coral is 300 years old and was discovered by accident

The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries old

World’s largest coral discovered off the Solomon Islands

As an expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted what looked like a shipwreck. Intrigued, they sent a diver down to investigate.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 3d

See Staggering Photos of the World’s Largest Coral, Newly Discovered by Scientists in the Pacific Ocean

The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called polyps

FOX 10 Phoenix2d

Record-breaking mega coral visible from space is possibly 300 years old

The gigantic standalone coral is about 600 feet in circumference and has grown uninterrupted for three centuries, according ...

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World's Biggest 'Single Species' Coral Reef Found 300 Years Old

Anchor] The world's largest single species of coral has been found in the Solomon Islands, an island nation in the South ...

Salt Water Sportsman5d

Should Old Oil Rigs Be Reefed?

Should we continue to destroy old oil-industry structures or preserve the thriving coral-reef ecosystems they're supporting?

Interesting Engineering on MSN4d

Bigger than blue whale: World’s largest coral is so huge it’s visible from space

In a stunning discovery, the world’s largest coral has been found thriving in the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific ...

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