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The type of coral reef found closest to shore is known as a fringing reef. These reefs grow directly from the shoreline and are typically separated from the land by a shallow lagoon. Fringing reefs are often the first type of reef to develop and are found in tropical and subtropical waters, providing essential habitats for various marine species.
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What is the sandy area between shore and reef?
Coral reef
What is the closest coral reef to the UK?
The closest coral reef to the UK is the Lophelia pertusa reef in the North Sea, specifically in the Norwegian waters off the coast of Scotland. This cold-water coral reef is one of the northernmost reefs in the world.
Buildups of coral shells close to shore?
fringing reef
What kind of birds lives on the shore of coral reef?
SeaGulls.
What are some of the earths most impressive coral reef?
I know of one. The Great Barrier Reef, located off the shore of Australia. It is supposedly the largest coral reef in the world.
The worlds longest coral reef is on which continent?
The biggest coral reef is found in Australia.
Where is the fourth largest coral reef in the world found?
The largest coral reef is found under the beaches water
What is the part of ocean floor that is closest to the shore called?
reef
Were is a coral reef?
Coral reefs can be found ALL AROUND THE WORLD! the largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. around 1260 different ones
Where is the coral reef mostly found in?
The Great Barrier reef in Australia.
What is the difference between coral reefs and The Great Barrier Reef?
A fringing reef forms a continuous underwater "wall" for some distance, where as a "barrier Reef" are shorter in distances, and have large gaps in them....and will be between shore and the Barrier Reef..............Sea Rambo
What type of coral are found in the coral reef?
underwater pin head
