The world’s largest coral colony has been discovered in the Solomon Islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean. This remarkable find was made by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas team during an expedition in October 2024. The coral colony, larger than a blue whale and visible from space, had managed to remain undetected for centuries.

Scientists discovered the world’s largest coral colony during an October 2024 expedition in the Solomon Islands. Measuring 112 by 105 feet and visible from space, this 300-year-old Pavona clavus coral,

The enormous organism is bigger than a blue whale and made up of millions of genetically identical, tiny animals called polyps