National Geographic Scientists Discover ‘World’s Largest’ Coral–Size of 5 Tennis Courts
On an expedition to the Solomon Islands, divers affiliated with National Geographic have found the world’s largest single coral colony ever recorded. It’s longer than the largest blue whale. At 34 meters (111 feet) in length, and with a width of 32 (105) meters, it could sit corner to corner across 5 tennis courts.
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Discovery of ancient coral giant redefines marine recordsScientists have discovered a gigantic coral in the Pacific, near the Solomon Islands (in western Oceania), which is about 300 ...
The largest coral in the world, measuring 32 metres long, has been found in the Solomon Islands. The coral, which is ...
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Record-breaking mega coral visible from space is possibly 300 years oldThe National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition has discovered the largest known coral in the world, spanning a ...
Although the newly discovered coral is in excellent health, researchers worry about the many threats facing all corals, including global warming and overfishing. They hope this discovery will ...
Discovered in the Three Sisters island group by members of the National Geographic Pristine Seas team during their scientific ...
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