Sentences with phrase «offshore atolls»
"Offshore atolls" refers to small, circular or elliptical shaped islands that are surrounded by a coral reef and are located away from the mainland, typically in the middle of the ocean or sea. Full definition
Belize also hosts three of the four offshore atolls in all of the Caribbean.
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The main problem with Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System concerns mangrove cutting and excessive development in the property which was inscribed in 1996 as largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, with offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries.
Sailing Belize offers approximately 3,000 square miles with literally hundreds of islands and three major offshore atolls.
Plans are underway to have a follow up series of studies using the Belizean offshore atolls as natural laboratories with field support by deep diving technical personnel.
This is dotted with hundreds of small Cayes and three separate offshore atolls.
World - class dive sites can be explored in the protected lagoons, along the walls of the barrier reef and on the outer offshore atolls.
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) was put on the Danger List mainly because of the problem of mangrove cutting and excessive development in the property which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996 as the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, with offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries.
Belize is well publicized for possessing the second longest barrier reef in the world, as well as three major offshore atolls.
A third option for Ambergris - based divers is a day trip to the offshore atolls of Turneffe and Lighthouse Reef.
Your short walk gives you access to reasons this island was picked as a marine study center: mangrove forest, lagoons, offshore atolls and opportunities to spot manatees, sea turtles and other protected marine wildlife, plants and flowers.
San Pedro is also a jumping - off point for more distant dives in the offshore atolls.
The cayes, the offshore atolls and the barrier reef are one of the main attractions of Belize.
The cayes are coral sand and / or mangroves islands, that are located between the mainland and the barrier reef, on the barrier reef, and on or within the reef perimeters of the offshore atolls.
The Cayes (pronounced keys), the offshore atolls, and the barrier reef are the main attractions for Belize Scuba Diving.
The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System is one interconnected system comprised of seven marine protected areas located along the length of the barrier reef, the shelf lagoon and offshore atolls.
HOLLYWOOD Typical Depth Range: 20 - 50 ft (6 - 15 meters) Typical Current Conditions: None Typical Visibility: 50 ft (15 meters) Expertise Required: Novice For less experienced or infrequent divers, Hollywood is a good place to get comfortable diving the offshore atolls.
The coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries.
Anyone who has the opportunity to dive the offshore atolls should try to dive Half Moon Wall.
Colorful coral heads crop up close to shore and within the sheltered interiors of offshore atolls.
With more than 180 miles of the barrier reef, hundreds of square miles of shallow reefs and three offshore atolls, Belize has ample diving variety.
Ambergris Caye is the country's most popular destination, and home to a number of dive resorts and charter operators who access nearby sites along the barrier reef, plus all - day excursions to the offshore atolls.
The offshore atolls of Turneffe Island, Lighthouse Reef and Glover's Reef offer the most dramatic underwater topographies and consistently clearest waters.
Sail to an offshore atoll and the amazing Blue Hole.
Adventures range from playful encounters with rays and nurse sharks in the shallows to cruises to offshore atolls and swims with whale sharks.
On a more serious note, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) describe the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (BBRRS) as «an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls.
The reef complex is comprised of offshore atolls, approximately 450 sand and mangrove cayes, coastal lagoons and estuaries.
Gorgeous drop - offs lining the offshore atolls and cays are riddled with the dens of loggerhead turtles, green moray eels and a host of small stuff.
Three offshore atolls, Turneffe, Lighthouse and Glover's Reef, contain some of Belize's top dives.
The Cayes, the offshore atolls and the barrier reef are some of the main attractions of Belize.
Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996, the coastal area of Belize is an outstanding natural system consisting of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons and estuaries.