The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Queensland, Australia
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Rainbow Reef is situated between Fiji’s second and fifth largest islands – Vanua Levu and Taveuni.
The pristine Bonaire Reef, famous among scuba divers, is in the Dutch Caribbean.
Palancar Reef, renowned for its vibrant flora and fauna, is located off the coast of Cozumel Island in Mexico.
Philippines’ Apo Reef lies in the Mindoro Strait in South China Sea and is the world’s second largest contiguous coral reef system.
New Caledonian barrier reef in the South Pacific is home to the endangered dugongs.
Red Sea Coral Reef, which lies between two of the hottest deserts in the world (Sahara and Arabian), is more than 5,000 years old, and spans 1,240 miles (1,995 km).
Tubbataha Reef in the Philippines is among the top diving spots in the world.
Belize Barrier Reef is the country’s major tourist attraction and one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems.
Located at the northwest corner of West Papua, Indonesia, the Raja Ampat archipelago features around 450 species of reef-building corals.
A variety of soft corals can be found near the Komodo Island in Indonesia.
coral garden in the bay of Beau Vallon, Seychelles.
Stylophora pistillata, also called smooth cauliflower coral, in Alor Island, Indonesia.
Mushroom coral, a Fungia specie, seen in Cabilao Island in the Philippines.
Fluorescent corals near Piran, a town on the Adriatic coast of Slovenia.
Colorful corals line the sea bed of Illes Medes, a group of seven islets, in Costa Brava, Spain.
Turbinaria reniformis, commonly known as yellow scroll coral, in the Red Sea.
This hits home for me as snorkeling is one of my favorite pastimes.
Wish I had the funds/time to travel a bit to these destinations.
Will be in Eleuthera at the end of the month and plan to spend time every day on the Andros barrier reef weather permitting.
Wish I had the funds/time to travel a bit to these destinations.
Will be in Eleuthera at the end of the month and plan to spend time every day on the Andros barrier reef weather permitting.
