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The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. [citation needed] [clarification needed] The first European to sight the Great Barrier Reef was James Cook in 1770, who sailed and mapped the east coast of ...
English: Map of The Great Barrier Reef Region, World Heritage Area and Marine Park, 2014. Date: 2014: Source: ... Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: Licensing.
Three-dimensional map of southern Florida showing the Florida Reef in red. The Florida Reef (also known as the Great Florida Reef, Florida reefs, Florida Reef Tract and Florida Keys Reef Tract) is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States. [1]
The Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park is a marine protected area located in Queensland waters adjoining the Great Barrier Reef. It was created on 5 November 2004 by the amalgamation of the following former marine parks – the Mackay/Capricorn Marine Park, the Townville/Whitsunday Marine Park, the Trinity Inlet/ Marlin Coast Marine Park and ...
The sea contains numerous islands and reefs, as well as the world's largest reef system, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. All previous oil exploration projects were terminated at the GBR in 1975, and fishing is restricted in many areas. The reefs and islands of the Coral Sea are ...
English: Locator map for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Australia. This is a simplified representation showing the extent of the protected area. This is a simplified representation showing the extent of the protected area.
This is the second biggest coral reef system on Earth, the largest being the Great Barrier Reef. It is approximately one third the size of the 900km long Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. Benares Shoals: Peros Banhos atoll, northern Chagos Archipelago: Blake Plateau reef Southeastern United States
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