Scientists have discovered a gigantic coral in the Pacific, near the Solomon Islands (in western Oceania). It is about 300 years old and three times larger than the previous record-holder, reaching a size comparable to five tennis courts.

At 34 metres wide, the organism is made up of a network of coral polyps, tiny individual creatures. Just when we think there is nothing left to discover on planet earth, we find a massive coral made of nearly one billion little polyps,

Researchers have discovered the world's largest coral colony in the southwest Pacific Ocean, in the waters of the Solomon Islands. Measuring an astonishing 34 meters wide and 32 meters long, the coral is a species called *Pavona clavus* and is believed to be over 300 years old.

Explore the discovery of a massive coral in the Solomon Islands, visible from space and teeming with marine life

Scientists have discovered a gigantic coral in the Pacific, near the Solomon Islands (in western Oceania), which is about 300 years old and is three times larger than the previous record-holder, reaching a size comparable to five tennis courts.