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Great Barrier Reef could benefit from pumice ‘raft’ washing up on beaches from Townsville to northern NSW – 7NEWS.com.au
The raft, which contains trillions of pieces of pumice, is washing up on beaches in Queensland and NSW.
An enormous pumice raft has arrived on Australias east coast, bringing with it new marine life that could help with the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef.
The massive floating sheet of volcanic rock was first spotted by Australian sailors on August 9, 2019, days after an underwater volcano is believed to have erupted near the Pacific island of Tonga.
Australian sailors Michael Hoult and Larissa Brill said at the time they encountered volcanic rocks made up of pumice stones from marble to bask…
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