World’s Largest Coral Discovered in Solomon Islands

23 Photos of the World’s Largest Coral That Was Just Discovered in the Solomon Islands
The world's largest coral has been found in the Solomon Islands, a remote nation made up of hundreds of small islands in the South Pacific. It is enormous.
National Geographic scientists discover 'world's largest' coral on expedition to Solomon Islands
Scientists say they have discovered the world's largest coral — measuring longer than a blue whale — on an expedition in Solomon Islands.
New Discovery: Largest Coral In The World Found In The Solomon Islands
Discovered in the Three Sisters island group by members of the National Geographic Pristine Seas team during their scientific expedition to the Solomon Islands, the mega coral — mostly brown but with splashes of bright yellows,
World’s largest coral found near the Solomon Islands
Scientists yesterday said they have found the world’s largest coral near the Pacific’s Solomon Islands, announcing a major discovery “pulsing with life and color.” The coral is so immense that researchers sailing the crystal waters of the Solomon archipelago initially thought they had stumbled across a hulking shipwreck.
World’s Largest Known Coral Discovered in Solomon Islands
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Scientists say world's largest coral found near Solomon Islands
Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing Thursday a major discovery "pulsing with life and color".
World’s largest coral discovered in Pacific near Solomon Islands
Scientists say coral ‘pulsing with life and colour’ is 300 years old and three times larger than previous record holder.
Scientists discovered the world’s largest coral
A group of scientists has discovered the world’s largest single coral, measuring more than 100 feet long, in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It’s more than three times bigger than the previous record holder,
Scientists say biggest coral in the world discovered in the Pacific
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.
World’s largest coral found in the Pacific
The largest coral ever recorded has been found by scientists in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The mega coral - which is a collection of many connected, tiny creatures that together form one organism rather than a reef - could be more than 300 years old.
Research team discovers world's largest coral in southwest Pacific
A group of scientists working aboard a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean has discovered the world’s largest coral. Thirty-four meters wide and thirty-two meters long, the gigantic organism is a complex network of coral polyps—tiny individual creatures—that have grown over a span of three centuries.
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‘World’s largest’ coral discovered near Solomon Islands
Scientists have discovered the largest single coral ever recorded – so big that they had originally thought it was a ...
World's Largest Coral Discovered In Solomon Islands, Over 300 Years Old
Scientists have discovered the world's largest recorded coral in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, a massive coral over 300 ...
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World's largest coral found near Solomon Islands
Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands, announcing on Thursday a major ...