Sentences with phrase «shallow reef tops»

Both dive sites have a mix of ridges, walls with overhangs, white sandy slopes and very shallow reef tops.

There is abundant healthy hard coral along the shallow reef top and the steep drop off which is a wall covered in clumps of gorgonian sea fans and wire corals.

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The long - term geological record reveals an early Cenozoic warm climate that supported smaller polar ecosystems, few coral - algal reefs, expanded shallow - water platforms, longer food chains with less energy for top predators, and a less oxygenated ocean than today.

Palancar Reef is a top snorkeling spot, thanks to its mild currents and shallow waters.

It's not uncommon to see snorkelers on the site as well, as the reef is very shallow at the top and then it gradually gets deeper.

This tour will take time to explore the ship and its inhabitants, among them Eagle Rays and Barracudas, before topping of a great diving adventure with a visit to one of the fabulous shallow reef sites.

Rated by many as one of the top ten diving destinations in the world, the Similan Islands offer both challenging deep rock dives and easy shallow coral reef dives.

We will climb on board our dive boat and start heading out to sea, where we will stop on top of one of the best coral reef destinations for shallow water diving.

Coral reefs - Rock - like limestone (calcium carbonate) structures built by corals along ocean coasts (fringing reefs) or on top of shallow, submerged banks or shelves (barrier reefs, atolls), most conspicuous in tropical and sub-tropical oceans.