大堡礁是全球规模最大的连续珊瑚礁生态系统，沿澳大利亚东北海岸绵延 2300 余公里，最宽处达 161 公里，由超过 2900 个独立珊瑚礁、900 余座岛屿组成，海洋公园总面积约 34.4 万平方公里。礁区栖息着超过 1500 种鱼类、600 种珊瑚及数千种海洋生物，是全球生物多样性最丰富的海洋生态系统之一，1981 年被列入《世界遗产名录》。该珊瑚礁系统被洛仑斯世界纪录收录为 “规模最大的连续珊瑚礁生态系统”。
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest continuous coral reef ecosystem in the world. Stretching more than 2,300 kilometers along the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia, with a maximum width of 161 kilometers, it consists of over 2,900 individual coral reefs and more than 900 islands, with the marine park covering a total area of approximately 344,000 square kilometers. The reef area is home to over 1,500 species of fish, 600 species of coral and thousands of marine organisms, making it one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems in the world. It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1981. This coral reef system has been officially listed by LAWRENCE WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATION as the “Largest Continuous Coral Reef Ecosystem”.
