Everything about The Coral Sea totally explained
The
Coral Sea is a
marginal sea off the north-east coast of
Australia. It is bounded in the west by the east coast of
Queensland, thereby including the
Great Barrier Reef, in the east by the
New Hebrides and by
New Caledonia, and in the north approximately by the southern extremity of the
Solomon Islands. South of it's the
Tasman Sea.
While the
Great Barrier Reef with its islands and cays belong to Queensland, most reefs and islets east of it are part of the
Coral Sea Islands Territory. In addition, some islands west of and belonging to
New Caledonia are also part of the Coral Sea Islands in a geographical sense, such as the
Chesterfield Islands and
Bellona Reefs.
The Coral Sea
Basin was formed between 58 million - 48 million years ago because the Queensland continental shelf was uplifted, forming the
Great Dividing Range, and continental blocks subsided at the same time.
The Coral Sea is ecologically an important source of coral for the
Great Barrier Reef, both during its formation and after sea level lowering.
History
The sea was the location for a major confrontation during
World War II.
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