{"id":28003,"date":"2024-11-30T08:59:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T08:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=28003"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:27:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:27:34","slug":"coral-reef-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/ie\/discover\/geography\/general-geography\/coral-reef-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral reef facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you know that more wildlife lives around coral reefs than in any other part of the ocean? Find out more about these important ecosystems in our coral reef facts…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are coral reefs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you look at a coral reef, you might think that you are seeing a group of colourful rocks. But don’t be mistaken! Reefs are actually made out of living<\/strong><\/em> creatures<\/strong> called coral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where are coral reefs found?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coral reefs can be found all over the world! However, most coral reefs grow in shallow, clean ocean waters<\/strong> on either side of the Equator<\/strong>, because they need sunlight and warm temperatures all year to survive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some famous coral reefs include the Great Barrier Reef <\/strong>in Australia, the Amazon Reef<\/strong> in Brazil and French Guiana, the Tubbataha Reef <\/strong>in the Philippines and the Miami Terrace Reef<\/strong> in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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