Fringing reefsform borders along shorelines and grow toward the sea from the shore. Barrier reefs form parallel to shore but are separated from it by a lagoon. Atollsare reefs that continue to grow upward after the island they surround has sunk. Other types of reefs are bank reefs, which h...
Seychelles: Indian Ocean Islands The islands were formed either on granite or are the tops of coral reefs of the Mascarenes. Most of the islands are granitic. The granitic islands include Mahé, Praslin, La Digue and Silhouette. There are two UNESCO world heritage sites on the islands: Valle...
24. Coral reefs surround the islands. The reefs are home to 20 marine mammal species and just over 500 fish species but the habitat suffers from overfishing and heat stress due to climate change. Brittle star in Kiribati waters - image by Robert Szymanski Sadly the Kiribati islands only have ...
They live deep underwater so as to burrow into the floor or find shelter in coral reefs, rock fissures, and muddy or pebbly water. Fish of the family Anguillidae typically inhabit freshwater. Predators and Prey Humans are the biggest threat to most types of eel. ©Valentin Ayupov/...
There are about 129 species of butterfly tropical marine fish but many are found in the reefs of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Butterfly fish look a lot like angelfishes but they don’t have the preopercle spines that gill covers. Some members of the Henniochus look a ...
Aitutaki is a small island and atoll situated in the southern group of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific. Although most travellers are aware of the Cook Islands’ reputation of being some of the most beautiful islands in the world, this is an area which is still far off the mainstream...
Taka Bonerate Islands are known for their pristine reefs and schools of barracudas, sharks and sea turtles. The Tanka Bonerate Marine Park includes the Takabonerate atoll islands, and famous sites here are Pasir Panjang, Kaledupa and Hoga. The region was given national protection status in 199...
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13. Nauru is a raised coral atoll and an island that once was rich in phosphate rock. Phosphate rock 14. The natural mineral Phosphate is found right under the rock surface, however, the mineral was exploited already in the 1990s so there are hardly any phosphate deposits left. The soil ...
Facts about Solomon Islands Geography 9. The Solomon Islands house one of the world's second largest raised coral atoll on Rennell island, which is the southernmost island of the archipelago! The islands are mostly flat and built on either volcanic rock or coral formations. ...