Sentences with phrase «coral ridges»

The greatest feature of scuba diving in Bali is the rich and varied sites - deep drop - offs and steep banks, coral ridges and bommies, one of the most famous wrecks in the world, volcanic outcrops and seagrass beds.

Ranging from 25 to 40 m drop offs, these reefs are home to many species of fish and laden with groove formations, coral ridges, caves, tunnels and swim - throughs.

Caverns, small tunnels and deep, vertically walled, narrow canyons contrast with the well lit, clear waters at the top of the coral ridges.

Well - defined, long coral ridges and sandy canyons run perpendicular to the reef line here and farther eastward.

Here, wedgeshaped coral ridges are separated by wide, shallow sand channels.

The deeper part of Halik continues into beautiful coral ridges down to 30m +, providing the more experienced divers with an opportunity to see some bigger fish life such as sharks, trevallies and the occasional big ray, whilst still being able to extend the dive time by moving up into the shallows.

Here you'll get deep drop - offs, steep banks, coral ridges and sunken world war wrecks, along with fascinating underwater landscapes of volcanic crops and seagrass beds.

Turtle Ridge — Medium dive (maximum 70ft) Easily navigated along coral ridges running from 30ft to sheer drop at 65ft.

All the tropicals — wrasses, parrotfish, angelfish, grunts, sergeant majors and many others can be found here, but their numbers seem few against the impressive coral ridges.

While marine life is sporadic in the depths and shadows of these deep canyons, it is abundant on top of the coral ridges.

Along the way, relief between the canyon floor and the top of coral ridges doubles from that found at the mooring pin.

These cayes include deep, clear lagoons encircled by steep, lush coral ridges, with coral reef, mangrove — root, and peat substrates, thickly overgrown by layers of brilliantly colored organisms, including sponges, tunicates, and marine plants.

The tops of coral ridges are mostly in the range of 6075 ft, but tunnel investigation takes you below 90 ft. Exploration of a narrow tunnel a short two canyons north of the entry point is the main attraction.

Engineers blasted out a huge section of a spiny coral ridge south of the proposed course and used that for fill.

A mooring buoy line, anchored on top of a living coral ridge, guides divers down to the reef top at 54 ft.. The adjacent sand channel floor to the south descends 17 ft below the top of the reef.

Coral Gardens — Easy shallow dive (maximum 30ft) along sandy coral ridge.

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It takes time to cover something as large as the world's oceans, so the 2,000 - plus census takers from more than 80 countries have broken up their assignment into 17 more manageable subgroups — like coral reefs, continental shelves, and mid-ocean ridges — that should provide a good overview of what's out there.

The ridges in coral reefs act as barriers and can reduce wave energy by up to 97 %, providing crucial protection from threats such as tsunamis.

reef A ridge of rock, coral or sand.

Both offer dense growths of brain and star coral, with slopes and walls that drop well past 100 feet, and include volcanic formations such as clefts and ridges that add interest to the terrain.

Star Corals: Montastraea: (colour red - brown) In star corals, each coral living chamber forms a distinctive circular pattern with small radiating ridges that make it look like a rayedCorals: Montastraea: (colour red - brown) In star corals, each coral living chamber forms a distinctive circular pattern with small radiating ridges that make it look like a rayedcorals, each coral living chamber forms a distinctive circular pattern with small radiating ridges that make it look like a rayed star.

Although coral development on the ridges is similar to that at Sandbar, the shapes of corals are more dramatic at Pillars.

Just a little bit farther seaward, the pronounced lateral coral accretion of two ridges has created a low swim - through, which is straight and floored by coarse rippled sand.

Coral growth is lush and varied on the ridges.

You can dive vertical walls and sand slopes; steel and wooden shipwrecks; limestone shorelines and black, volcanic outcrops; peaceful bays and ripping currents; deep, coral - covered ridges, shallow sea grass beds and big bommies, as well as both shore and boat diving.

A rare and wonderful dive, the Great Blue Hole is a perfectly circular hole surrounded by coral edges and filled with stalactite and limestone cave ridges to depths as deep as 400 feet.

Currents rich in nutrients and plankton flow over the ridge, resulting in outstanding growths of sea fans, whip corals and brilliant soft corals.

Between channels of sand, divers will find lava ridges encrusted in coral.

On the ridges sit a fine collection of club finger coral, large brain coral, yellow pencil coral, the ever - present boulder coral and lots of forked sea feathers.

Robles Point is probably the highest natural elevation on the caye, where coral boulders have been piled into a 4.5 yard high storm ridge.

The area was faulted about 1.8 million years ago as sea level fell, exposing the older shelf, and the consequence of that was the creation of a high ridge along the shelf edge that became the site of coral growth.

Here, a narrow ridge of corals rims a crescentshaped wall.

Magnificent coral formations are abundant on the reef walls and ridges run down off the western and eastern sides; black snapper, triggerfish and surgeonfish are plentiful.

Possible sites include: Bandit Ledge: The gentle hills and ridges of this site support a surprising amount of beautiful cauliflower corals Garden Eel Cove: The slow drop - off ends in a sandy bottom covered with graceful garden eels Anglers: A beautiful archway housing a big family of lionfish High Rock: A massive ridge capped by a pinnacle rising to within 10 feet (approx. 3 meters) of the water's surface Anchor Drag: A maze of canyons, arches small caverns provide enjoyable exploration of the lobsters, crabs, shrimp and puffer fish who live here North Golden Arches: The main attraction is a rock arch with scattered coral heads throughout the area South Golden Arches: A large rock arch with a sandy area, housing numerous marine animals Harlequin: A great spot for a deep dive to see large schools of fish Kaloko Arches: The main attractions here are the unique rock outcroppings and lava formations Turtle Pinnacle: One of best sites to find green sea turtles Eel Cove: Interesting and rapid drop - off for deep diving Thunder Reef: Good spot for viewing deep - water animals West Kaiwi: This dive site is one of the best for observing fish, with lots of coral and a nearby drop - off Please note: This is not an introductory dive.

The boulder ridges have sea fans, featherstars, and flower corals clinging to the substrate.

Coral in various forms create the ridges including yellow pencil, elkhorn, boulder, brain and mustard hill.

Perched high on a mountain ridge on its own private expanse of land surrounded by National Park, this luxurious home offers dramatic and spectacular «down - island» views of the Drake Channel, the British Virgin Islands, St. John's East End, Coral Bay and the National Park mountainsides.

A beautiful dive site, Mirkos begins at 12m with ridges extending down to 30m and beyond with a huge variety of some of the best hard corals in the area.

This refurbished 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment suitable for couples is well located on the 5th level to offer you a birds eye view over the Coral Sea to the skyline of Townsville and the surrounds of the tree lined Nelly Bay's granite ridge.

Glaciers melted, and the Coral Sea rose over the coastal plain, leaving only mountain - tops and ridges exposed as the rocky Whitsunday islands we see today.

A medium depth reef at 40 feet, this north side site is dominated by tightly spaced spur and groove ridges that form mountains of coral heads between the inshore sands and the offshore wall.

The first dive site visited by our guests was Boo West, an extending ridge that is connected to a seamount, the last one covered in both soft and hard coral (including a giant table), whip coral and gorgonians.

We jumped in the point when flat bottom goes into slope with ridge of rocks and boomies covered in colourful sea fans and soft corals.

Following dive happened in Tank Rock, a diminutive islet that hosts a big ridge underwater where fish tend to congregate when there are some degree of current present, especially on the top of it, where also the coral growth is plentiful.

The fame comes from its topography as a colorful ridge runs west - east hosting soft coral, gorgonians, hard coral and, with a gentle current, as it was the case during our dive, schooling fish.

This site is a small east to west ridge, with depth from about 8 — 30 meters, composed of hard corals and a few multicolour coral bommies on the east end.

The dive site follows a ridge jutting out from the west of the island, covered in pastel shaded soft corals, which drops to depths of 35 - 40m.

The third dive of this wonderful day happened in Galaxy a nice ridge with beautiful corals where we could search for critters.

The second dive was in Love Potion No. 9 and it dense soft coral colonies that cover both the northern wall and eastern ridge.

We followed current and drifted down the deep ridge covered with hard corals.