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Bathymetric map of Coral Patch seamount covering an area of 560 km2and a water depth range between 560 and 2660 m (Mercator projection, 5 times exaggerated, shaded relief). Displayed are the ENE-WSW elongated summit and the northern and southern flanks of theseamount, the latter being incised by several canyon-like structures.
Agate (/ ˈ æ ɡ ɪ t / AG-it) is a fibrous, banded variety of chalcedony. [1] Agate stones are characterized by alternating bands of different colored chalcedony and sometimes include macroscopic quartz.
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Some 580 coral reefs, including the Warrior Reefs and Eastern Patch Reefs, cover a total area of 2,400 km 2 (930 sq mi) in the region, and the area also has some of the most extensive seagrass beds in the world. [14] Torres Strait Islands air photo. Several clusters of islands lie in the Strait, collectively called the Torres Strait Islands ...
Zoanthids (order Zoantharia also called Zoanthidea or Zoanthiniaria) are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world. These animals come in a variety of different colonizing formations and in numerous different colors.
For example, Cozumel, Mexico, was famed for dense black coral beds that have been harvested since the 1960s [30] leading to widespread black coral population declines. [31] Despite improvements in management in Cozumel, including no harvesting permits issued since the mid-1990s, the black coral population had failed to recover when assessed in ...
A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. [1] Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups. Coral belongs to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and ...