Many people are familiar with the Coral Sea
It's because of Jay Chou's songs
But you know what
The beautiful Coral Sea is the largest sea in the world
The Coral Sea is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean
The total area reaches 4.79 million square kilometers
It is equivalent to half the land area of China
The Coral Sea is named after the large number of coral reefs
It is most famous for the Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 2,400 kilometers from north to south
It is about 2 to 150 km wide from east to west
The total area is 80,000 square kilometers
It is the largest coral body in the world
Most of the submerged water becomes a reef
Only a few of the tops emerge from the water to form coral islands
The Coral Sea is also the deepest sea in the world
The depth of the New Hebride Trench in the sea reaches 9165 meters
The Coral Sea is tropical
It's sunny
The water temperature is above 20 degrees Celsius throughout the year
The sea is clean
It is particularly suitable for the growth of polyps
The coral barrier reef here also attracts countless marine life
The huge coral barrier reef becomes a natural sanctuary for marine life
Here it has formed its own unique marine ecosystem
And since 1979
The Australian government has opened the Great Barrier Reef of the Coral Sea into a marine park
Attract many rich people to invest and develop here
As a result, the Coral Sea has become a well-known tourist resort