Saturday, August 2, 2008
Distribution of Coral reefs.
Coral reefs are estimated to cover 284,300 square kilometres, with the Indo-Pacific region (including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the Pacific) accounting for 91.9% of the total.[citation needed] Southeast Asia accounts for 32.3% of that figure, while the Pacific including Australia accounts for 40.8%. Atlantic and Caribbean coral reefs only account for 7.6% of the world total.[5]
Coral reefs are either restricted or absent from the west coast of the Americas, as well as the west coast of Africa. This is due primarily to upwelling and strong cold coastal currents that reduce water temperatures in these areas.[6] Corals are also restricted from off the coastline of South Asia from Pakistan to Bangladesh.[5] They are also restricted along the coast around north-eastern South America and Bangladesh due to the release of vast quantities of freshwater from the Amazon and Ganges Rivers respectively.[citation needed]
Famous coral reefs and reef areas of the world include:
The Great Barrier Reef - largest coral reef system in the world, Queensland, Australia;
The Belize Barrier Reef - second largest in the world, stretching from southern Quintana Roo, Mexico and all along the coast of Belize down to the Bay Islands of Honduras.
The New Caledonia Barrier Reef - second longest double barrier reef in the world, with a length of about 1500km.
The Andros, Bahamas Barrier Reef - third largest in the world, following along the east coast of Andros Island, Bahamas between Andros and Nassau.
The Red Sea Coral Reef - located off the coast of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Pulley Ridge - deepest photosynthetic coral reef, Florida
Many of the numerous reefs found scattered over the Maldives
WOW!
There are SOOOO many coral reefs in th world!
Can you imagine if they are ALL destroyed?
Like in th other post,
parts of FLORIDA would be underwater!
So let's try our best to prevent that from happening! ;D
adapted from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_reef
Coral reefs are estimated to cover 284,300 square kilometres, with the Indo-Pacific region (including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the Pacific) accounting for 91.9% of the total.[citation needed] Southeast Asia accounts for 32.3% of that figure, while the Pacific including Australia accounts for 40.8%. Atlantic and Caribbean coral reefs only account for 7.6% of the world total.[5]
Coral reefs are either restricted or absent from the west coast of the Americas, as well as the west coast of Africa. This is due primarily to upwelling and strong cold coastal currents that reduce water temperatures in these areas.[6] Corals are also restricted from off the coastline of South Asia from Pakistan to Bangladesh.[5] They are also restricted along the coast around north-eastern South America and Bangladesh due to the release of vast quantities of freshwater from the Amazon and Ganges Rivers respectively.[citation needed]
Famous coral reefs and reef areas of the world include:
The Great Barrier Reef - largest coral reef system in the world, Queensland, Australia;
The Belize Barrier Reef - second largest in the world, stretching from southern Quintana Roo, Mexico and all along the coast of Belize down to the Bay Islands of Honduras.
The New Caledonia Barrier Reef - second longest double barrier reef in the world, with a length of about 1500km.
The Andros, Bahamas Barrier Reef - third largest in the world, following along the east coast of Andros Island, Bahamas between Andros and Nassau.
The Red Sea Coral Reef - located off the coast of Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Pulley Ridge - deepest photosynthetic coral reef, Florida
Many of the numerous reefs found scattered over the Maldives
WOW!
There are SOOOO many coral reefs in th world!
Can you imagine if they are ALL destroyed?
Like in th other post,
parts of FLORIDA would be underwater!
So let's try our best to prevent that from happening! ;D
adapted from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_reef
11:59 PM
KIMBERLEY, ESTHER, THENG HUI.
What we want to become in the future: Marine biologists! :DD
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.
Primary 6Execellence.
Teacher in charge : Ms Suhana A Hamid.
We hope everyone out there can support us by preserving the corals and also taking some time to read our posts about saving them, and helping us stop the destruction of the reefs!
click this picture to visit the IYOR website!
International Year of the Reef 2008
The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability,
and to motivate people to take action to protect them.
All individuals, corporations, schools, governments, and organizations are welcome and actively encouraged to participate in IYOR 2008.
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What we want to become in the future: Marine biologists! :DD
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School.
Primary 6Execellence.
Teacher in charge : Ms Suhana A Hamid.
We hope everyone out there can support us by preserving the corals and also taking some time to read our posts about saving them, and helping us stop the destruction of the reefs!
click this picture to visit the IYOR website!
International Year of the Reef 2008The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability,
and to motivate people to take action to protect them.
All individuals, corporations, schools, governments, and organizations are welcome and actively encouraged to participate in IYOR 2008.
Free chat widget @ ShoutMix
Global warming puts HALF of th reefs at risk! :O
Some of our friend's sites!
Some of our friend's sites!
ABEL'S GROUP BLOG.
JETHRO, JON, ETHAN'S GROUP BLOG.
CHANGMING'S GROUP BLOG.
JANSEN'S GROUP BLOG.
Help save th corals!
The nature convervancy.
July 2008
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September 2008
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JETHRO, JON, ETHAN'S GROUP BLOG.
CHANGMING'S GROUP BLOG.
JANSEN'S GROUP BLOG.
Help save th corals!
The nature convervancy.
July 2008
August 2008
September 2008
October 2008
Host: Blogger
Layout © thebikiniboy