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A school of fish cruising the reef - Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for 2,600 kilometres (1,616 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (132,974 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps. The Great Barrier Reef supports a wide diversity of life, and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981. CNN has labelled it one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Queensland National Trust has named it a state icon of Queensland.
A large part of the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which helps to limit the impact of human use, such as overfishing and tourism. Other environmental pressures to the reef and its ecosystem include water quality from runoff, climate change accompanied by mass coral bleaching, and cyclic outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish.
Capitol Reef NP, UT (Wayne County)
Discover the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic wrinkle on earth! Located in south-central Utah in the heart of red rock country, Capitol Reef National Park is a hidden treasure filled with cliffs, canyons, domes and bridges in the Waterpocket Fold, a geologic monocline (a wrinkle on the earth) extending almost 100 miles. (1)
References (1) Capitol Reef NPS www.nps.gov/care/index.htm
The Philippines is part of the Coral Triangle, the epicenter for marine biodiversity and what is considered the Amazon of the Sea. It is an area with more species of fish and corals than any other marine environment on earth. Source: www.unicoconservationfoundation.org.au/unico-conservation...
This is my first attempt to take pictures underwater using point-n-shoot watertight camera. It was rather hard to make an aliged picture, because I not put a camera (nor my feet) on anything solid.
I took this while diving in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef this weekend.
Well, not really, but doesn't that sound cooler than saying I went to the aquarium? I hope to see the real deal one day.
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A random shot of the expansive reef which surrounds the island of Grand Cayman. Most of the places we were snorkeling looked similar. I think this was near Conley's Cove on the North East side of the island.
The incredible Great Barrier Reef photographed from a helicopter at 1000ft. This section is called 'Hardy Reef' and is located off the coast of the Whitsunday Islands.
Scenes from underwater Glovers Reef, Belize
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