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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Sea creature so big it is ‘visible from space’ discovered in South Pacific

Scientists have discovered one of the largest known sea creatures – a coral the size of two basketball courts – off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific.

The coral is believed to be several centuries old, and is “so colossal that it can be seen from space,” the National Geographic Pristine Seas team behind the discovery said.

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