Garie Beach

when and why was the great barrier reef declared an australian heritage site ?

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1. Australian Heritage places in Queensland The Great Barrier Reef List: National Heritage List Class: Natural Legal Status: Listed place (21/05/2007) Place ID: 105709 Place File No: 4/00/192/0001 Summary Statement of Significance: The Great Barrier Reef, one of Australia's first World Heritage Areas, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in recognition of its outstanding natural universal values: as an outstanding example representing the major stages in the earth's evolutionary history; as an outstanding example representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes; as an example of superlative natural phenomena; and containing important and significant habitats for in situ conservation of biological diversity. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=105709 The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The Great Barrier Reef Inscribed 1981 The Great Barrier Reef, one of Australia's first World Heritage Areas, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in recognition of its outstanding natural universal values: as an outstanding example representing the major stages in the earth's evolutionary history; as an outstanding example representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes; as an example of superlative natural phenomena; and containing important and significant habitats for in situ conservation of biological diversity.
2. cause it prevents boats from going over it, and the petrol from the boats discolours and destroys the coral and sea plants