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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

RARE PHOTOS: Death fears for ancient wa coral formation | Rare Historical Photos

Weather conditions meant the annual coral spawn became trapped and decayed at Ningaloo reef. (AAP)

On Western Australia's stunning Ningaloo coast, a coral bommie that began life 1000 years ago sits ghostly white in the green waters of Bill's Bay.

Experts aren't 100 per cent sure but they strongly suspect the death of the colossal coral community dubbed Ayers Rock.

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