Earth:List of reefs

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Locations of coral reefs around the world

This is a list of notable reefs.

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Reefs

Name	image	Location	Coordinates	Notes
		Red Sea to Madagascar	[ ⚑ ] 0.051377°S 50.846055°E / -0.051377; 50.846055
Amazon Reef		Off the coast of French Guiana and northern Brazil	[ ⚑ ] 1°N 49°W	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 (9,300 km2) of area.
Angria Bank		Off the coast of Vijaydurg, Maharashtra, India	[ ⚑ ] 16.43°N 72.03°E / 16.43; 72.03
Apo Reef	250px	Mindoro Strait, Philippines	[ ⚑ ] 12.66167°N 120.4144°E / 12.66167; 120.4144	This is the Philippines' largest reef and the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system.
Gulf Reef Mexico Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park		Cozumel, Mexico	[ ⚑ ] 20.1737°N 87.0129°W / 20.1737; -87.0129	Part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
Bar Reef		Kalpitiya peninsula, Sri Lanka	[ ⚑ ] 8.2300°N 79.4400°E / 8.2300; 79.4400	This coral reef has more biodiversity than in any of the waters of India. It is one of only a few pristine systems in Sri Lanka.
Belize Barrier Reef	250px	Belize	[ ⚑ ] 17.1856°N 87.324°W / 17.1856; -87.324	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 Template:Convert abbreviated long Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
Benares Shoals	250px	Peros Banhos atoll, northern Chagos Archipelago	[ ⚑ ] 5.15°S 071.40°E / -5.15; 071.40
Blake Plateau reef	250px	Southeastern United States	[ ⚑ ] 31°N 79°W
Bunaken National Marine Park		North Sulawesi, Indonesia	[ ⚑ ] 1.6700°N 124.7500°E / 1.6700; 124.7500	Bunaken National Park is renowned as one of the world's best diving and snorkeling destinations. Approximately 97% of the park's area consists of sea, with more than 390 types of coral reefs decorating its seabed. The coral reefs in Bunaken are formed as part of the Indo-Pacific coral reef ecosystem, and are known as one of the highest marine biodiversity in the world.
Coral Triangle	250px	Mainly Indonesia	[ ⚑ ] 3.970166°N 134.819424°E / 3.970166; 134.819424	Called the "Amazon of the seas", this is a large area defined within a triangular area in the waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste.
Daintree Reef		Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia	[ ⚑ ] 16.032856°S 145.434958°E / -16.032856; 145.434958	Named after geologist and photographer Richard Daintree, this system is adjacent to the Daintree Rainforest.
Darwin Mounds		Off the northwest coast of Scotland	[ ⚑ ] 59.45°N 7.13°W / 59.45; -7.13	Located around 1,000 m (3,280 feet) below the surface, this system consists of a big field of sand mounds.
Filippo Reef	250px	450 km east of Starbuck Island in the Pacific Ocean	[ ⚑ ] 05.30°S 151.50°W / -05.30; -151.50
Flinders Reef		Off Moreton Island in the Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia	[ ⚑ ] 26°59′18″S 153°26′31.4″E
French Frigate Shoals	250px	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	[ ⚑ ] 23.4456°N 166.846°W / 23.4456; -166.846	This is a 32-kilometre (20 mi; 17 nmi) long, crescent-shaped reef maintained by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a field station within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
Great Barrier Reef	250px	Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia	[ ⚑ ] 18.1710°S 147.4200°E / -18.1710; 147.4200	The largest in the world
Isla Pérez	250px	Gulf of Mexico	[ ⚑ ] 22.2340°N 89.4200°W / 22.2340; -89.4200
Kingman Reef	250px	North Pacific Ocean	[ ⚑ ] 6.23°N 162.25°W / 6.23; -162.25	Roughly triangular in shape
Lansdowne Bank	250px	Coral Sea	[ ⚑ ] 20.35°S 160.30°E / -20.35; 160.30	This is one of the biggest banks on Earth.
Lyra Reef		Papua New Guinea	[ ⚑ ] 1.45°S 153.20°E / -1.45; 153.20
Manuel Luis Reefs		Brazil	[ ⚑ ] 0.913302°S 44.319530°W / -0.913302; -44.319530	The largest coral reef of South America.
Maro Reef	250px	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	[ ⚑ ] 25.415°N 170.590°W / 25.415; -170.590	This reef is named after the ship Maro, captained by Captain Joseph Allen who discovered the reef in 1820.
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System		From the Yucatán Peninsula to Honduras	[ ⚑ ] 18.343938°N 87.421764°W / 18.343938; -87.421764	Also known as the Great Mayan Reef or Great Maya Reef, this is a World Heritage Site.
Mexico Rocks		Ambergris Caye, Belize	[ ⚑ ] 18.05021°N 87.555174°W / 18.05021; -87.555174	This area consists mainly of boulder corals and comprises about 100 Holocene patch reefs in a cluster on a ridge made of Pleistocene limestone.
Miami Terrace Reef	250px	Florida, United States	[ ⚑ ] 25.45°N 79.55°W / 25.45; -79.55	This is a deep reef system that lies at 200 to 600 metres (656 to 1,969 ft) below sea level.
Minami-Tori-shima	250px	Japan	[ ⚑ ] 24.1712°N 153.5850°E / 24.1712; 153.5850
Minerva Reefs	250px	Fiji and Tonga	[ ⚑ ] 23.38°S 178.54°W / -23.38; -178.54
Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef National Park		Sarawak, Malaysia	[ ⚑ ] 4.19°N 113.51°E / 4.19; 113.51	This is a protected area and popular dive site.
Necker Island		Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	[ ⚑ ] 23.575°N 164.700278°W / 23.575; -164.700278	Included within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The second-largest marine habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, totaling 385,000 acres (156,000 ha). Lacks a fringing reef but has a shallow reef, beyond which extend deep-water coral shelves for many miles. Habitat includes 16 species of stony coral and is the easternmost place in the Hawaiian Islands where table corals of the genus Acropora are found.
New Caledonia Barrier Reef	250px	New Caledonia	[ ⚑ ] 20.2443°S 164.3359°E / -20.2443; 164.3359	This is a double-barrier coral reef, and the second-longest on Earth, the longest being the Belize Barrier Reef.
Ningaloo Coast		Western Australia	[ ⚑ ] 22.3345°S 113.4837°E / -22.3345; 113.4837	A World Heritage Site, this reef is noted for whale sharks.
North East Reef	250px	Western Australia	[ ⚑ ] 28.2513°S 113.4841°E / -28.2513; 113.4841
Osprey Reef	250px	Coral Sea, Australia	[ ⚑ ] 13°54′29″S 146°36′55″E
Palancar Reef		Cozumel, Mexico	[ ⚑ ] 20.296685°N 87.018439°W / 20.296685; -87.018439	A popular diving location, this is part of the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park.
Qixingyan (Taiwan)		Pingtung County, Taiwan	[ ⚑ ] 21.453198°N 120.492894°E / 21.453198; 120.492894	This is a shallow system with parts being visible at low tide. Many shipwrecks have occurred here.
Reunion Island's coral reef	250px	Réunion	[ ⚑ ] 21.0851°S 55.2214°E / -21.0851; 55.2214	Threatened in recent times by an increase in human exploitation as well as pollution
Røst Reef		Lofoten, Norway	[ ⚑ ] 67.483951°N 12.018849°E / 67.483951; 12.018849	This is the largest Lophelia reef known, and the biggest known deep-water coral reef system.
Scorpion Reef	250px	Yucatán, Mexico	[ ⚑ ] 22.2258°N 89.40578°W / 22.2258; -89.40578	This reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipelago.
Sha`b Abu Nuhas		Northern Red Sea	[ ⚑ ] 27.567°N 33.917°E / 27.567; 33.917	Considered a hazard to ships, this is a popular diving site.
South Sentinel Island		Andaman Islands	[ ⚑ ] 10.5840°N 92.1318°E / 10.5840; 92.1318
Sula Reef		Sør-Trøndelag, Norway		This reef is composed of Lophelia pertusa coral.
Tubbataha Reef		Sulu Sea, Philippines	[ ⚑ ] 8.55°N 119.55°E / 8.55; 119.55	This reef system contains a very high density of different species and is designated a World Heritage Site. Tubbataha Reef is the world's richest and most pristine reef.
Villa Blanca Reef		Cozumel, Mexico	[ ⚑ ] 20.4839°N 86.9749°W / 20.4839; -86.9749	An unprotected reef located outside of the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park.
Virgin Islands		Caribbean Sea	[ ⚑ ] 18.0°N 65.0°W / 18.0; -65.0	Scleractinian corals, Millepora.
Yabiji		Ryukyu Islands	[ ⚑ ] 25.0°N 125.266667°E / 25.0; 125.266667	Reef group composed of about 300 kinds of corals.

See also

• Fringing reef
• Recreational dive sites
• Recreational diving
• Southeast Asian coral reefs
• The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs