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Scientists discovered world’s largest coral

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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.

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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.

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World's largest coral just discovered in the Pacific is so big, it can be seen from space

The world's largest coral has been found in the southwest Pacific Ocean, and scientists say the massive organism is visible from space. The big picture: The "mega coral" near the Solomon Islands that's believed to be about 300 years old and measures 105 feet long by 111 feet wide was discovered by the National Geographic Pristine Seas team,

The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific

The behemoth coral, discovered in October in the Solomon Islands, is longer than a blue whale and older than the United States.

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In photos: World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands

The world’s largest coral colony has been discovered near the remote Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean – an undersea mass ...

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