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The Coral Sea basin was formed between 58 million and 48 million years ago when the Queensland continental shelf was uplifted.

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6th largest ocean in the world

The Coral Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) down the Australian north-east coast to latitude 30° south.

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