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Scientists say they have found the world's largest coral near the Pacific's Solomon Islands
Measuring 34 metres wide and 32 metres long, the team said the “mega coral” was three times bigger than the previous record holder — a coral dubbed “Big Momma” in American Samoa
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, is a country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, in the western South Pacific Ocean
It is directly adjacent to Papua New Guinea to the northwest, Australia to the southwest, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, and Tuvalu to the east, and Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia to the north.
Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal
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