Sentences with phrase «coral sea coast»

The Captain Cook Highway is one of the world's great scenic drives, following the Coral Sea coast for the 70 km from Cairns to Port Douglas.

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Next summer, they are hoping to check out the ocean floor off the coast of Long Beach, California, in search of deep sea coral.

It was sheltered from the waves and wind, its mouth was deep enough to clear the reefs that line the Red Sea coast, and the fossilized coral cliffs could be dug out easily.

The short answer is everywhere — the sea surface, deep waters, the Gulf Coast, in deepwater corals and even as far as the Arctic

During fieldwork in 2009, the research team found hundreds of juvenile whale sharks gathering on coral reefs near Al - Lith on the central coast of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea.

«Many parts of the coast can, with forward planning, adapt to sea - level rise, but we need to better understand environments that will struggle to adapt, such as developing countries with large low - lying river deltas sensitive to salinisation, or coral reefs and particularly small, remote islands or poorer communities,» said Dr Brown.

Preserving more of the Coral Sea along the outer edge of the GBR will also benefit fishers, both commercial and recreational, by replenishing fish stocks that are harvested closer to the mainland coast.»

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The region is known as the soft coral capital of the world, and you will be sure to see many different species of bright coral, especially off the coast of Taveuni and the Koro sea where nutrient - rich waters are perfect for marine life.

WHAT IT»S LIKE: Marsa Alam, a remote fishing village on the west coast of the Red Sea, has long been a destination for die - hard scuba divers intent on exploring its pristine coral reefs and clear waters.

Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve is lucky enough to have a unique phenomenon where the coral reef touches the coast, at Rocky Point, and the beaches are a nesting area for two types of turtles, the Green Sea Turtle - and the Loggerhead Turtle.

A slender slip of an island off the coast of Trang province, Ko Kradan boasts a magnificent coral - sand beach stretching between fluffy green hills and the aquamarine Andaman Sea.

Float around in the Coral Sea with just humpback whales for company, indulge in a spot of beach yoga, or watch the sun set along the Capricorn Coast in north Queensland.

This mid-size island off the coast of Trang province boasts a pair of good beaches within easy boating distance of a sea cave opening to a stripe of coral sand rimmed by vertical cliffs.

Many of the small islands, known as «cayes,» that lie off the coast of the Belizean mainland have their own coral reefs, with spectacular underwater gardens teeming with sea life of all types.

The largest coral reef in the world stretches for 1,240 miles off the northeastern coast of Queensland, supporting giant green sea turtles, baleen whales, and another 400 - odd species, as well as private island resorts and picture - perfect beaches.

The spectacularly cerulean water of the Great Barrier Reef, a vast sweep of coral that unfurls from Australia's northeastern coast, teems with sea life — baleen whales, leatherback turtles, giant clams, and 400 - odd other species.

Guests are invited to explore the stunning Caribbean Sea: snorkel over amazing coral, coast along on a paddle board, or embark on a kayak over the sparkling turquoise water.

Humpback whales migrate northwards from the Antarctic up the east coast of Australia to the warmer waters of the Coral Sea in autumn, making the return journey in spring.

Described by many as the prettiest river on the Coral Coast, the Bloomfield River is home to an array of native wildlife including crocodiles, flying fox and various species of water and sea birds.

The Forts walk is one of the best areas to spot koalas and 360 degree views of the coast and the Coral Sea, including Cleveland Bay.

They usually occur between November and May (the so - called Cyclone Season), forming mainly out in the Coral Sea, and usually tracking west to the coast.

The Whitsunday Islands comprise seventy four gems of lush emerald forests and dazzling white beaches in the Coral Sea, between the coast of Queensland, Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef.

While enjoying your relaxing stay at Coral Sea Apartments why not take a scenic tour of the Blackall Range with the breathtaking views over the Glasshouse Mountains and Sunshine Coast hinterland.

Coral Sea is located on the Sunshine Coast's beachside walking track that wraps around from Cotton Tree to Mooloolaba.

The west coast of the island is a very popular place for the rich and famous, featuring a wealth of local attractions, top class resorts and hotels and the island's famous white sand coral beaches and turquoise seas.

The villa is located in a unique and very beautiful area of Paphos on a large plot of land at Evangelos Florakis street, an area called Klatsopatika between Coral bay beach (Peyia Village) and Kissonerga Village in Paphos Cyprus, with views of the Mediterranean Sea and the coast below that really makes you feel free.

Located just off the Queensland coast midway between Townsville and Cairns lies Bedarra Island, offering unspoilt rainforests and palm - fringed beaches, where the clear blue waters of the Coral Sea meet pristine white sand.

There are an unlimited number of sites, including Discovery Dives anywhere along the vast reef line of the Beqa Lagoon, topped off by Deep Water Pinnacle «Cakau Lekaleka» (24 miles to sea), which if conditions are right is just the cream on top... and then there are many of our local Coral Coast sites.

If you head just out of Cairns, either up or down the Tropical Queensland Coast, you'll find the gems of the Coral Sea.

Unspoiled tropical rainforest spills down to the coast meeting 26 kilometres of golden palm fringed beaches lapped by the temperate waters of the Coral Sea.

The Aussie Sea Kayak Company offers kayaking tours through the tropical Whitsundays, Sunshine Coast and North Stradbroke, Moreton and Fraser Island regions where brilliant island coral reefs, amazing Humpback whales, loggerhead and green turtles, dolphins and the mysterious dugong may be sighted either from the kayak or while snorkelling.

Situated on Miller Street, the «Golden Mile of Bargara» nestled in a tropical setting between the golf course and the sea, Coral Coast Family Beach

Mackay, on the mid north coast of Queensland is located on the mainland just off the islands of the Whitsundays and the Coral Sea.

Discover Rowley Shoals, a coral reef off the coast of Broome and in the Timor Sea.

The underwater landscape is characterized by incredible coral gardens (average depth of 33ft (10m) on the west coast and 50ft (15m) on the east) on top of a wall that drops to the sea floor several hundred meters below.

The Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman provide large coral reefs in the deep fjords of Musandam (Gulf of Oman), at Daymaniyat Islands off the coast of Muscat and Hallaniyat Islands off the coast of Mirbat in southern Oman (Arabian Sea) as well as untouched and undiscovered reefs and wrecks.

Located off the coast of north Queensland and stretching for over 2,000 km, the Great Barrier Reef consists of distinctive sections that include the high quality liveaboard diving of the Coral Sea (Ribbon and Osprey reefs), as well as the Cairns Barrier Reef which is more suited for beginners and students, and for those with limited time or budgets.

When the Corals of the Barrier Reef die out in toto circa 2040 - 2050 then this 2,300 kilometres of coastline WILL DEFINITELY LOSE it protective barrier to Cyclones, and the predominant winds that forms SURF 24/7, and ocean swells, and storm swells from the Tasman Sea and the Coral Sea that operate pretty much 24/7/365 to varying degrees of Force along the entire QLD coast.

The Southern Hemisphere, which includes the southern Indian Ocean from the coast of Mozambique across Madagascar to the coast of Australia, into the South Pacific and Coral Sea, saw below normal activity as well in 2008.

The East Australian Current (EAC) is the southward western boundary current that is formed from the South Equatorial Current (SEC) crossing the Coral Sea and reaching the eastern coast of Australia.

The 1,400 - mile reef off the coast of Australia suffered its worst coral bleaching event ever in 2016 thanks to rising sea temperatures.

Geological evidence, mainly coral reefs on tectonically stable coasts, was described in the review of Overpeck et al. [51] as favouring an Eemian maximum of +4 to more than 6 m. Rohling et al. [52] cite many studies concluding that the mean sea level was 4 — 6 m above the current sea level during the warmest portion of the Eemian, 123 — 119 kyr BP; note that several of these studies suggest Eemian sea - level fluctuations up to +10 m, and provide the first continuous sea - level data supporting rapid Eemian sea - level fluctuations.

Tuvalu, made up of four small coral - reef islands and five atolls off the coast of Australia, will be one of the first to go as sea levels continue to rise.

The systems and sectors are some ecosystems (tundra, boreal forest, mountain, mediterranean - type, mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs and the sea - ice biome), low - lying coasts, water resources in some dry regions at mid-latitudes and in the dry topics and in areas dependent on snow and ice melt, agriculture in low - latitude regions, and human health in areas with low adaptive capacity.

For example, I have an oil painting of the coast of the Black Sea in my home as well as a ship, a coral, and few other small knick knacks.