The Coral Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the
northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian
bioregion. It is bounded in the west by the east coast of Queensland, thereby
including the Great Barrier Reef, in the east by Vanuatu (formerly the New
Hebrides) and by New Caledonia, and in the northeast approximately by the
southern extremity of the Solomon Islands. In the northwest, it reaches to the
south coast of eastern New Guinea, thereby including the Gulf of Papua. It
merges with the Tasman Sea in the south, with the Solomon Sea in the north and
with the Pacific Ocean in the east. On the west, it is bounded by the mainland
coast of Queensland, and in the northwest, it connects with the Arafura Sea
through the Torres Strait. The sea is characterised by its warm and stable
climate, with frequent rains and tropical cyclones. It contains numerous
islands and reefs, as well as the world's largest reef system, the Great
Barrier Reef (GBR), which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981.
All previous oil exploration projects were terminated at the GBR in 1975, and
fishing is restricted in many areas. The reefs and islands of the Coral Sea are
particularly rich in birds and aquatic life and are a popular tourist destination,
both nationally and internationally.
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