Great Barrier Reef World

Coral reefs are aragonite structures created by living organisms. Coral reefs are usually found in tropical agriculture, which can have little or no nutrition. High nutrient levels such as waste water from agricultural areas can harm the reef by the rapid growth of algae.

Looking from above, you will overwhelmed with this vast coral reefs

Sea levels on the Great Barrier Reef has not increased significantly in 6000 years.

The accumulation of bone material, broken and put piles by wave erosion and biology, creating a large limestone structure supporting coral lives and shelter for many other species

Great Barrier Reef coral reef platform of approximately 3,000 individual and 900 islands, stretching 2,600 km, has been recognized as a world natural heritage. Part reef located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. A large portion of the reef-protected Marine Park Great Barrier Reef.

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The impressive rocky reef

This is an area of biological diversity, including many species in jeopardy and danger. 30 species of whales, dolphins have been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef, including the Dwarf Minke whale, Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins, and Humpback whales. A large population of dugongs live well here. Six species of sea turtle come to the reef to breed, such as Green, Leatherback, Hawksbill, Loggerhead, Flatback and Olive Ridley. Over 200 species of birds (including 40 species of waterbirds) live on the air of the Great Barrier Reef, including the white-bellied sea eagles and red tern.

This is a place of biodiversity

5000 species of molluscs have been recorded, including giant clams, several species of Nudibranch and cone snail shell. 17 species of sea snakes. More than 1500 species of fish, including the Clownfish, Red Bass, Red-Throat Emperor, Snapper and many species of fish and coral trout. Including 400 species of corals and hard corals soft corals. There are 15 species of seagrass near the coral reefs that attract the dugongs and turtles. 500 species of marine algae or seaweed. Irukandji jellyfish also inhabit this reef.

 

This is a very beautiful and interesting places you should visit at least once in your life

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Red Sea Reef

The Red Sea is one of the most beautiful places in the world to go diving and the holiday resorts along its coast are popular tourist attractions in Egypt. The waters of the Red Sea are renowned for their spectacular visibility and features some of the most exotic seascapes. With its wide expanse of coral formation on the reefs, it is home to thousands of different sea creatures.

Bunaken

Located at the north of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, Bunaken is one of Indonesia’s most famous dive and snorkeling areas. The best time for diving in Bunaken is between the months of April and November, although diving is not restricted at any time. Bunaken is part of the Bunaken Marine Park where you can see more than 70% of all fish species that live in the western Pacific ocean. That’s a pretty good deal for a single dive.

Red Sea Coral Reef

Located off the coast of Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea features extensive shallow shelves, noted for their marine life and corals. The fringing reefs are said to be 5000-7000 years old and are largely formed of stony acropora and porites corals.

The reef stretches 2,000 km (1,240 miles) along the coastline and have a rich and diverse ecosystem found nowhere else. 10% of it’s 1,200 species of fish are found only here. Sharks are a common sighting and over 44 species are recorded in the Red Sea. The Dahab Blue Hole is part of this Coral Reef and a very popular dive site.

Andros, Bahamas

Affectionately known by Bahamians as the “Big Yard”, the largest island in the Bahamas, Andros is home to the third largest Barrier Reef in the World. The Reef extends over 140 miles (230kms) long.

The Island offers some exciting diving of a different kind.Wall diving and Blue hole diving. The island sits on the edge of the steep oceanic trench called the Tongue of the Ocean. This means that when you dive off one side of the island you don’t see a long low reef, but an underwater wall which goes down and down to 6000 feet. The island’s blue holes are water filled cave systems which are very popular dive sites. They attract cave divers from all over the world to dive sites such as ‘Stargate’, ‘The Guardian’ and ‘Little Frenchman’.

New Caledonia Barrier Reef

 Located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific is the second longest reef after the Great Barrier but isn’t as popular as the Belize Barrier Reef. Reaching a length of 1,500 kilometers (930 miles), the reef encloses a lagoon of 24,000 square kilometers (9,300 sq miles). The average depth of the reefs are about 25 meters (82 ft).

Much of the enormous 1,000 odd species diversity in New Caledonia is yet unclassified as new species of fish and invertebrates.The reefs provide one of the main nesting sites for the Green turtle and is a popular place to spot the rare dugong.

Belize Barrier Reef

The second largest coral reef system and almost as popular as the Great Barrier Reef is the Belize Barrier Reef.  Roughly 300 meters (1,000 ft) offshore in the north and 40 kilometers (25 miles) in the south of Belize is the Coral Reef stretching 900 kilometers (560 miles) long. The Belize Reefs attract close to 130,000 visitors to the Country of which scuba diving an snorkeling are very popular.

Part of these reefs is the ever famous Belize Great Blue Hole, a large underwater sinkhole almost perfectly circular in shape, over 300 meters (984 ft) across and 125 meters (410 ft) deep. It’s rated one of the Top 10 Dive Sites in the World and a Must Dive on most diver’s list of dive destinations.

The Great Barrier Reef

The most popular and largest reef in the world, the Great Barrier Reef is situated off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Contrary to belief it is not one big coral reef but is composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands that stretches over 3,000 kilometres (1,600 miles) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq miles). Seen from space and rated on of the 7 wonders of the World, its no wonder it’s a Top Dive destination.
The Barrier reef displays over 30 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises . Turtles, dugongs, sea snakes and sharks among over 1,500 species of fish  and 400 species of coral have made these reefs their home.

5 Stunning Coral Reefs of the World

Coral Reefs are huge Scuba Diving attractions. Brilliant colors like pinks, purples, yellows and reds stand out against the hues of blue. Shoals of brightly colored fish dart in and out of the different type of coral, sea anemones, sea urchins and sponges.These ecosystems are the forest of the Oceans and 25% of all marine life reside in these reefs. The rich colorful environment of coral reefs, along with it’s wealth of marine life make it the most popular type of diving destination to explore and discover. Here’s a take of the most stunning Coral Reefs and Reef areas in the World.