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World’s Largest Coral Discovered in Solomon Islands

World's biggest coral — so big it can be seen from space — discovered by chance off Solomon Islands

The world's biggest coral — an organism made up of about a billion polyps — is about three times bigger than the previous record-holder and was discovered by chance during an expedition off the Solomon Islands.

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World’s largest coral found in the Pacific Ocean, near the Solomon Islands

The largest coral in the world has been found in the Solomon Islands. The coral, which is visible from space, is three times larger than the previous record-breaker, and is believed to be about 300 years old.

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Scientists say they've discovered the world's biggest coral, so huge it was mistaken for a shipwreck

Scientists say they've discovered a "mega coral" three times bigger than the previous record holder - so huge they initially thought it was a shipwreck.

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Record-breaking mega coral visible from space is possibly 300 years old

The gigantic standalone coral is about 600 feet in circumference and has grown uninterrupted for three centuries, according to National Geographic Society.

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Bigger than blue whale: World’s largest coral is so huge it’s visible from space

In a stunning discovery, the world’s largest coral has been found thriving in the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

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