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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.

a diver swims over a colorful coral reef

The world’s largest standalone coral (shown) has been discovered off the coast of the Solomon Islands.

Manu San Félix/National Geographic Pristine Seas

By Nikk Ogasa

Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old being that is so immense, it can be seen from space.

Discovered in October by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas team, it is the world’s largest standalone coral.