Coral Sea
Pacific near Australia
The Coral Sea is a body of the Pacific Ocean located off the northeastern coast of Australia, bounded by Queensland, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia.
It contains the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, and numerous islands and atolls.
The Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942 was a significant World War II naval engagement between Allied and Japanese forces, marking the first battle fought entirely by aircraft carriers.
Pacific island collective
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
- VanuatuMelanesian archipelago nation
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
Fixed aquatic invertebrates
- bleachingChemical color removal
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- atollRing-shaped reef island
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
barrier · fringing · staghorn · elkhorn · cay · spawning · conservation · UNESCO
Oceania
Pacific island collective
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
- VanuatuMelanesian archipelago nation
tropical · basin · currents · monsoon · cyclone · shallow · maritime
polyps
Fixed aquatic invertebrates
- bleachingChemical color removal
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- atollRing-shaped reef island
lagoon · barrier · fringing · staghorn · elkhorn · cay · spawning · conservation · UNESCO · snorkeling
biodiversity
Range of life forms
shark · ray · dugong · dolphin · whale · anemone · clownfish · parrotfish · grouper · manta
Lexington
Massachusetts town, 1775 battle
- Australasian WatersGreat Barrier Reef, Sydney Harbour, Snowy River, Botany Bay
- Australian WatersBotany Bay, Sydney Harbour
- bodies of waterocean, river, lake, stream, pond
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- OceaniaFiji, New Zealand, Australia, Samoa, Tonga
- Pacific OceanMariana Trench, Hawaiian Islands, Challenger Deep, Galapagos Islands, Fiji
Coral SeaArctic Ocean
Earth's northernmost body of water
Antarctic Ocean · Southern Ocean · North Sea · Baltic Sea · North Atlantic