Ningaloo Coast

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ningaloo-coast

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Ningaloo Coast?705,015 hectares (1,742,130 acres)
2. What is the location?North-west coastal region of Western Australia, 1,200 km north of Perth
3. Why is the Ningaloo Reef special?It is the only large reef in the world that is so close to land, so deep ocean waters meet shallow reef flats right beside the shore. This makes the water very rich with many kinds of sea life.
4. Where can you see whale sharks at Ningaloo?Whale sharks visit the reef each year. They can grow up to 18 meters long and are a big attraction for visitors.

Fringing Reef: A coral reef that grows parallel to the coastline, separated from the shore by a lagoon or channel.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: A designation recognizing places of outstanding universal value, requiring international cooperation for preservation.
Marine Heatwave: A prolonged period of abnormally high sea surface temperatures that can cause significant stress to marine ecosystems.
Coral Bleaching: The expulsion of symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) by corals due to environmental stress, leading to loss of color and potential mortality.