Snorkeling is a great way to see the Great Barrier Reef's beauty
CHAPTER 1 AN UNDERWATER WORLD The swimmer breathes through her snorkel She looks around at the colorful Great Barrier Reef below The sun is warm on her back Small waves push against her body
Ships look tiny compared to the Great Barrier Reef Below her the reef is alive Fish in every color dart back and forth A red sea star lies on a rock Pink and orange corals fan out Anemones sway in the current A tiny clown fish sticks its head through an anemone's tentacles The reef seems to go on forever The Great Barrier Reef is in the Pacific Ocean It is off the coast of Queensland Australia The reef is more than 1,400 miles 2,250 km long It is the largest collection of coral reefs in the world
Sea anemones may look like plants but they are actually animals
