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Scientists discovered world’s largest coral

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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.

World’s largest coral discovered off the Solomon Islands

As an expedition was exploring the waters around the Solomon Islands, its members spotted what looked like a shipwreck. Intrigued, they sent a diver down to investigate.

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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.

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 ...

World's largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest coral, which can be seen from space, in the Solomon Islands. The mega coral is ...

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Largest-ever coral discovered in Pacific Ocean — and can be seen from space: ‘Cathedral underwater’

Good reef! The largest coral ever recorded has been discovered by scientists in the Solomon Islands. Sitting at 18 feet high, ...

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 ...

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