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Hallan arrecife de coral más alto que el Edificio Empire State
March 26, 2020 - Un grupo de científicos halló un arrecife de coral separado en la Gran Barrera de Coral que excede la altura del Edificio Empire State, el primer hallazgo en su tipo en 120 años
Scientists found the detached reef, which is the first to be discovered in more than 120 years, in waters off North Queensland while on an expedition aboard research vessel Falkor, ocean research organization Schmidt Ocean Institute.
The reef was first discovered on October 20, as scientists completed an underwater mapping of the seafloor of the northern Great Barrier Reef.
At 500 meters high, it is taller than the Empire State Building (443.2 meters to the tip), the Petronas Twin Towers (451.9 meters), and the Eiffel Tower (324 metres)
At almost 2,300km, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure in the world. It includes around 3,000 coral reefs, 600 continental islands and 150 inshore mangrove islands.
But in recent years, it has been vastly damaged by warmer seas which have killed off coral, dispersed other marine life and sped up growth of algae and other contaminants.
- Great Barrier Reef: Scientists find reef taller than Empire State Building (BBC)
- Australian scientists find huge new healthy coral reef off northern coast (Reuters)
- 'Massive' coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australia (CNN)
- AUSTRALIAN SCIENTISTS DISCOVER 500 METER TALL CORAL REEF (SOI)