Coral-reef Sentence Examples
A coral reef lies across the entrance.
It is approached by a deep channel through the coral reef which fringes the entire eastern side of the island.
In some places along the coast there is a narrow strip of decomposed coral limestone; often, too, a coral reef has served to catch the sediment washed down the mountain side until a deep sedimentary soil has been deposited.
Evidence of recent elevation of the island is furnished by masses of coral reef and beach coral rock standing at heights of 40 ft.
A similar system could be used in SCUBA diving, coral reef conservation, salvage and marine archeology.
The Island has a fringing coral reef with the best snorkeling and diving at Catseye Beach.
Around the coast there is a raised shelf of limestone which was undoubtedly a coral reef.
You can also see the coral reef just out from the beach which saves going on organized ' cruises ' .
The centerpiece of the aquarium is the spectacular coral reef housed within a giant ocean display.
Kids will love the blaze of color of the tropical coral reef or watching otters slide in and out of the water.
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A shallow dive with a protected coral reef within the bay and a huge granite massif descending to the sandy sea bed.
A coral reef is a teeming metropolis built upon the living skeletons of tiny soft polyps.
The reef is alive with a vibrant living coral reef.
The hull is an entire coral reef in its own right, artillery shells now fused into the coral masses.
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Enjoy the splendor of our protected coral reef adorned with tropical marine life.
Look carefully at the intricate patterns and bright colors of tropical fish found among dense areas of coral reef.
The environment you create with your tank is similar to a coral reef in the ocean.
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These colors are in stark contrast to the soft, pastel tones of the Coral Reef Collection.
California Academy of Sciences - Totally redesigned in 2008, this complex includes the Steinheart Aquarium with the deepest coral reef in the world and about 38,000 animals.
The coral reef network surrounding Cozumel, the second largest in the world (after Australia's Great Barrier Reef), gained world recognition in 1959 when French oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau, discovered the island.
In addition to extreme temperatures, cast and crew had to deal with local wildlife like the Great Coral Reef and seabirds.
AdvertisementAnother group of islands consists of elevated masses of submarine volcanic deposits, upon some of which coral-reef limestone forms a more or less complete covering; such are Tonumeia and the Nomuka group (Mango, Tonua, Nomuka-iki).
The entire island is an old coral reef upheaved 200 ft., honeycombed with caves and seamed with fissures.
Ongtong Java, a coral reef of many islets, lies considerably north of the main group to which, geographically, it can hardly be said to belong.'
There is some good diving on the somewhat damaged coral reef of the Mombasa Marine National Park, off the Nyali headland.