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100 buses long: Scientists map one of the world's largest known coral colonies
A huge coral colony stretching more than 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) along the outer reef of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands has been identified by researchers, making it one of the largest known coral colonies ever recorded.
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A huge coral colony stretching more than 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) along the outer reef of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands has been identified by researchers, making it one of the largest known coral colonies ever recorded. The remarkable rose coral (Pachyseris) colony extends 1.56 kilometers (0.97 miles) in length—the equivalent of approximately 100 buses parked end to end—and occupies the outer reef slope between depths of 14 and 65 meters (46 and 213 feet).
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