Aerial view of part of the Great Barrier Reef taken off the coast near Gladstone,Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is situated along the north- eastern Australian coast and is about 1600km long. These formations,also known as coral reefs,are found throughout the world and develop in warmer waters (25-30 degrees Celsius) in depths not greater than 60m. They are formed by the accumulation of skeletons of many organisms such as corals,algae,snails and molluscs. They are divided into three types: fringing reefs,barrier reefs and atolls. The fringing type,as the one seen here,is so called because it builds up close to the shores of continents or islands | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Clarke, Andrew |
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