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Scientists Say World's Largest Coral Found Near Solomon Islands

Researchers sailing near Solomon Islands first thought they had stumbled on a hulking shipwreck (Credit: AFP)

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 colour".

The coral is so immense that researchers sailing the crystal waters of the Solomon archipelago initially thought they had stumbled across a hulking shipwreck.

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