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What is the largest coral atoll in the world?
The largest coral atoll in the world is the Kwajalein Atoll.
The largest atoll in land area is Christmas Island.
The largest atoll in land area is Christmas Island.
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What is the largest chain of coral in the world?
The largest chain of coral in the world is the Great Barrier Reef. Running roughly parallel to the coast of Queensland, Australia, it is about 2300 km in length, and consi…sts of hundreds of coral reefs, atolls, cays and islands.
What is the largest coral reef in the world called?
The great barrier reef, off the coast for northern Australia.
What is the name of the largest chain of coral in the world?
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The Great Barrier Reef
What is the largest group of coral reefs and islands in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef.
Where is the second largest coral reef in the world located?
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world, and it passes through Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. The SECOND largest coral reef is located in the Yucatan w…aters near Mexico. In the early 1980s, the pristine, beach-girdled Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula was marked by little more than a few fishing villages. There was a hotel here and a hammock there, but not much of an effort to identify their position, nor much infrastructure to support them. But just as it did for Cancún in the early 1970s, Mexico's government tourism development agency decided to put a name to this beautiful face, and the Riviera Maya was born. And soon enough, a highway was built parallel to the coast, linking these sun-drenched towns and villages to the Cancún airport. Sure, the name rings of romanticized marketing conceit, but Riviera Maya is indeed an ideal description of the magic carpet of sand that unrolls virtually unbroken for 81 miles south of Cancún. The Riviera Maya starts in Puerto Morelos, one of the coast's last genuine fishing villages, 12 miles south of the Cancún airport. The beach here is not as impressive as those deeper into the region -- the salt-and-pepper shoreline doesn't glisten quite as brightly, and less-than translucent seas have a blanket of turtle grass underfoot. But there are advantages to being based in Puerto Morelos. Your airport transfer is barely 20 minutes, and he proximity of Cancún makes an evening out on the town a realistic option. Nightlife in laid-back Puerto Morelos may be a tad scruffy, but it's fun for an evening or two. Better still, the barrier reef -- the world's second-longest -- lies less than a mile offshore and it's a designated marine reserve along this section of Riviera Maya. The beaches are quiet and uncrowded.
What is an atoll?
An island of coral that encircles a lagoon partly or completely.
What is the longest chain of coral in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Austalia in the Coral Sea streches for 1,616 miles and is composed of roughly 3000 reefs and 900 islands.
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What is the world's largest coral reef and where is it?
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef, and the only living organism visible from space. It lies off Australia's northeastern coast, off the coast of Queensl…and, and is approximately 2300 km long. The Great Barrier Reef is regarded by some as a single living organism because, although it is made up of numerous atolls and islands, it is essentially an enormous interconnected colony of coral polyps. Whilst not everyone may agree with this, it remains that the world's largest coral reef is indeed the Great Barrier Reef.
Where is the third largest coral reef in the world located?
"The third largest coral reef in the world is the Florida Keys coral ecosystem, covering over 2,800 square nautical miles and is over 360 kilometers long." That is not correct…, the third largest coral ecosystem is actually located off the cost of Andros Island in the Bahamas. IT over 140 miles along and sits on the edge of the tongue of the ocean an abyssal trench that plunges nearly a mile down. After Andros is the red sea reef in Egypt which stretches some 1200 miles along the coast however it consists mainly of fringing rather than barrier reefs. Below is the list of the principle reefs of the world. 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 along the coast of Belize to the Bay Islands of Honduras.The New Caledonia Barrier Reef - second longest double barrier reef in the world, with a length of about 1,500 kilometers (930 mi).The Andros, Bahamas Barrier Reef - third largest in the world, following the east coast of Andros Island, Bahamas, between Andros and Nassau.The Red Sea Coral Reef - located off the coast of Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.Pulley Ridge - deepest photosynthetic coral reef, Florida.Numerous reefs scattered over the Maldives.Ghe Raja Ampat Islands in Indonesia's West Papua province offer the highest known marine diversity
Does Australia have the world's largest coral reef?
Yes, Its the largest coral reef in the world located in Queenland, Australia The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef, lies a short distance off the northeast c…oast and extends for over 2,300 kilometers (1,240 mi).
How can coral atoll be attached to ocean floor when coral cannot live or form reefs in the deep ocean?
Coral atoll are tiny sea animals that live in shallow water, but when reefs form the new coral grow over the skeleton of the ol…d. As the ocean crust beneath the volcano sinks, the coral sinks with it, and the new coral continues to form on top of the old. Eventually, coral covers the whole volcano. It can survive with the ocean waves bringing in new food and more marine life.
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What is the largest coral reef in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef.
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How is a coral Atoll formed?
A volcanic island or underwater mountain forms via volcanic activity. This allows a surface near the water surface for corals to attach too. The corals form a ring around the …volcano.
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What is the largest coral reef located off the coast of Australia?
The coral reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea is the Great Barrier Reef. It is the world's largest reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual… reefs and stretches for over 1,400 miles over an area of about 133,000 square miles.
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Second largest coral reef?
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world, and it passes through Mexico, Belize, and Honduras. The SECOND largest coral reef is located in the Yucatan w…aters near Mexico. In the early 1980s, the pristine, beach-girdled Caribbean coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula was marked by little more than a few fishing villages. There was a hotel here and a hammock there, but not much of an effort to identify their position, nor much infrastructure to support them. But just as it did for Cancún in the early 1970s, Mexico's government tourism development agency decided to put a name to this beautiful face, and the Riviera Maya was born. And soon enough, a highway was built parallel to the coast, linking these sun-drenched towns and villages to the Cancún airport. Sure, the name rings of romanticized marketing conceit, but Riviera Maya is indeed an ideal description of the magic carpet of sand that unrolls virtually unbroken for 81 miles south of Cancún. The Riviera Maya starts in Puerto Morelos, one of the coast's last genuine fishing villages, 12 miles south of the Cancún airport. The beach here is not as impressive as those deeper into the region -- the salt-and-pepper shoreline doesn't glisten quite as brightly, and less-than translucent seas have a blanket of turtle grass underfoot. But there are advantages to being based in Puerto Morelos. Your airport transfer is barely 20 minutes, and he proximity of Cancún makes an evening out on the town a realistic option. Nightlife in laid-back Puerto Morelos may be a tad scruffy, but it's fun for an evening or two. Better still, the barrier reef -- the world's second-longest -- lies less than a mile offshore and it's a designated marine reserve along this section of Riviera Maya. The beaches are quiet and uncrowded.
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Which continent is home to the worlds largest coral reef?
The continent of Australia's great barrier reef is the largest in the world.