List of reefs

Locations of coral reefs around the world

This is an incomplete list of notable reefs.

Reefs

Name	Image	Location	Coordinates	Notes
African coral reefs		Red Sea to Madagascar	0°03′05″S 50°50′46″E / 0.051377°S 50.846055°E	Consists of numerous coral reefs, mostly along the east and south coast of Africa. The reefs faces multiple threats such as untreated sewage, industrial run-offs, pollutants, and sediment flowing from rivers. Also, the 1997/98 El Nino destroyed 90% of the coral.
Amazon Reef		Off the coast of French Guinea and northern Brazil	1°N 49°W / 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.[1]
Angria Bank		Off the coast of Vijaydurg, Maharashtra, India	16°26′N 72°02′E / 16.43°N 72.03°E
Apo Reef		Mindoro Strait, Philippines	12°39′42″N 120°24′52″E / 12.66167°N 120.4144°E	This is the Philippines' largest reef and the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system.
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park		Cozumel, Mexico	20°10′25″N 87°00′46″W / 20.1737°N 87.0129°W	Part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
Bar Reef		Kalpitiya peninsula, Sri Lanka	8°13′48″N 79°26′24″E / 8.2300°N 79.4400°E	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		Belize	17°11′08″N 87°19′26″W / 17.1856°N 87.324°W	This is the second biggest coral reef system on Earth, the largest being the Great Barrier Reef. It is a around 1/3 of the 900-km-long Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
Benares Shoals		Peros Banhos atoll, northern Chagos Archipelago	5°09′S 71°24′E / 5.15°S 071.40°E
Coral Triangle		Mainly Indonesia	3°58′13″N 134°49′10″E / 3.970166°N 134.819424°E	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°01′58″S 145°26′06″E / 16.032856°S 145.434958°E	Named after geologist and photographer Richard Daintree, this system is adjacent to the Daintree Rainforest.
Darwin Mounds		Off the northwest coast of Scotland	59°27′N 7°08′W / 59.45°N 7.13°W	Located around 1,000 m (3,280 feet) below the surface, this system consists of a big field of sand mounds.
Filippo Reef		450 km east of Starbuck Island in the Pacific Ocean	5°18′S 151°30′W / 05.30°S 151.50°W
Flinders Reef		Off Moreton Island in the Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia	26°59′18″S 153°26′31.4″E / 26.98833°S 153.442056°E
French Frigate Shoals		Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	23°26′44″N 166°50′46″W / 23.4456°N 166.846°W	This is a 32-km-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		Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia[2]	18°10′16″S 147°25′12″E / 18.1710°S 147.4200°E	Known as the largest in the world
Isla Pérez		Gulf of Mexico	22°14′02″N 89°25′12″W / 22.2340°N 89.4200°W
Kingman Reef		North Pacific Ocean	6°14′N 162°15′W / 6.23°N 162.25°W	Roughly triangular in shape
Lansdowne Bank		Coral Sea	20°21′S 160°18′E / 20.35°S 160.30°E	This is one of the biggest banks on Earth.
Lyra Reef		Papua New Guinea	1°27′S 153°12′E / 1.45°S 153.20°E
Maro Reef		Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	25°24′54″N 170°35′24″W / 25.415°N 170.590°W	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°20′38″N 87°25′18″W / 18.343938°N 87.421764°W	Also known as the Great Mayan Reef or Great Maya Reef, this is a World Heritage Site.
Mexico Rocks		Ambergris Caye, Belize	18°03′01″N 87°33′19″W / 18.05021°N 87.555174°W	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		Florida, United States	25°27′N 79°33′W / 25.45°N 79.55°W	This is a deep reef system that lies at 200 to 600 meters below sea level.
Minami-Tori-shima		Japan	24°10′16″N 153°35′06″E / 24.1712°N 153.5850°E
Minerva Reefs		Fiji and Tonga	23°23′S 178°32′W / 23.38°S 178.54°W
Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef National Park		Sarawak, Malaysia	4°11′N 113°31′E / 4.19°N 113.51°E	This is a protected area and popular dive site.
New Caledonia Barrier Reef		New Caledonia	20°14′39″S 164°20′09″E / 20.2443°S 164.3359°E	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°20′04″S 113°29′01″E / 22.3345°S 113.4837°E	A World Heritage Site, this reef is noted for whale sharks.
North East Reef		Western Australia	28°15′05″S 113°29′03″E / 28.2513°S 113.4841°E
Osprey Reef		Coral Sea, Australia	13°54′29″S 146°36′55″E / 13.90806°S 146.61528°E
Palancar Reef		Cozumel, Mexico	20°17′48″N 87°01′06″W / 20.296685°N 87.018439°W	A popular diving location, this is part of the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park.
Qixingyan (Taiwan)		Pingtung County, Taiwan	21°27′12″N 120°29′34″E / 21.453198°N 120.492894°E	This is a shallow system with parts being visible at low tide. Many shipwrecks have occurred here.
Reunion Island's coral reef		Madagascar	21°05′06″S 55°13′17″E / 21.0851°S 55.2214°E	Threatened in recent times by an increase in human exploitation as well as pollution
Røst Reef		Lofoten, Norway	67°29′02″N 12°01′08″E / 67.483951°N 12.018849°E	This is the largest Lophelia reef known, and the biggest known deep-water coral reef system.
Scorpion Reef		Yucatán, Mexico	22°13′33″N 89°24′21″W / 22.2258°N 89.40578°W	This reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipeligo.
Sha`b Abu Nuhas		Northern Red Sea	27°34′01″N 33°55′01″E / 27.567°N 33.917°E	Considered a hazard to ships, this is a popular diving site.
South Sentinel Island		Andaman Islands	10°35′02″N 92°07′54″E / 10.5840°N 92.1318°E
Sula Reef		Sør-Trøndelag, Norway		This reef is composed of Lophelia pertusa coral.
Tubbataha Reef		Sulu Sea	8°33′N 119°33′E / 8.55°N 119.55°E	This reef system contains a very high density of different species and is designated a World Heritage Site.

See also

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

References

1. Vidal, John (April 23, 2016). "Huge coral reef discovered at Amazon river mouth". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
2. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20barrier%20reef