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Landsat 7-derived sketch map of North and South Luconia Shoals Extract from US Dept of State map also showing Louisa Reef and James Shoal. The Luconia Shoals, divided into the North and South Luconia Shoals, and sometimes known as the Luconia Reefs, are one of the largest reef and shoal complexes in the South China Sea. [1]
Second Thomas Shoal, also known as Ayungin Shoal (Filipino: Buhanginan ng Ayungin, lit. 'sandbank of silver perch'), Bãi Cỏ Mây and Rén'ài Jiāo (Chinese: 仁爱礁/仁愛礁), [1] is a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles (194 km; 121 mi) west of Palawan, Philippines. [2]
The reef is named after HMS Looe, which ran aground on the reef and sank in 1744. In August 1994, RV Columbus Iselin , a research vessel owned by the University of Miami , ran aground on Looe Key and damaged approximately 164 m 2 (1,770 sq ft) of living coral and a larger area of reef framework.
The Amazon Reef (also referred to as the Amazonian Reef) is an extensive coral and sponge reef system, located off the coast of French Guiana and northern Brazil. It is one of the largest reef systems in the world known to exist, with scientists estimating its length to be over 600 miles (970 km) long, and covering over 3,600 square miles ...
It's hard to imagine a coral reef this size going largely undetected until now, but it's a sign of just how much of the ocean remains unmapped. World's largest deep-sea coral reef mapped 100 miles ...
Grand Isle #9: In 1999, the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program created the world's largest artificial reef by area. Created from the Freeport Sulfur Mine off Grand Isle, Louisiana the reef is made up of more than 68 structures with over 1.5 miles of bridgework. The reef is in 42–50 feet of water with 27 feet (8.2 m) of clearance. [12]
On January 19, 2021, NOAA issued the Final Instruction for expansion of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. This action protects 14 additional reefs and banks, slightly adjusts the boundaries of the sanctuary's original three banks and expands the sanctuary from 56 square miles (145 km 2) to a total of 160 square miles (415 km 2).
The northernmost limit of the Sea of Abaco is generally depicted on most modern navigational charts, such as Jeppesen's C-Map Charts, as being south of the Hog Cays, between Crab Cay and Spanish Cay. From Spanish Cay south to Little Harbour (the southernmost limit), the Sea of Abaco forms a lagoon flanked to the east by the Abaco Cays and the ...