List of reefs

This is a list of notable reefs.

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Locations of coral reefs around the world

Reefs

Name	image	Location	Coordinates	Notes
		Red Sea to Madagascar	0.051377°S 50.846055°E / -0.051377; 50.846055
Amazon Reef		Off the coast of French Guiana and northern Brazil	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	16.43°N 72.03°E / 16.43; 72.03
Apo Reef		Mindoro Strait, Philippines	12.66167°N 120.4144°E / 12.66167; 120.4144	This is the Philippines' largest reef and the world's second-largest contiguous coral reef system.
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park		Cozumel, Mexico	20.1737°N 87.0129°W / 20.1737; -87.0129	Part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
Bar Reef		Kalpitiya peninsula, Sri Lanka	8.2300°N 79.4400°E / 8.2300; 79.4400	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	17.1856°N 87.324°W / 17.1856; -87.324	This is the second biggest coral reef system on Earth, the largest being the Great Barrier Reef. It is approximately one third the size of the 900km long Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System.
Benares Shoals		Peros Banhos atoll, northern Chagos Archipelago	5.15°S 071.40°E / -5.15; 071.40
Blake Plateau reef		Southeastern United States	31°N 79°W
Bunaken National Marine Park		North Sulawesi, Indonesia	1.6700°N 124.7500°E / 1.6700; 124.7500	Bunaken National Park is renowned as one of the world’s best diving and snorkeling destinations. Approximately 97% of the park's area consists of sea, with more than 390 types of coral reefs decorating its seabed. The coral reefs in Bunaken are formed as part of the Indo-Pacific coral reef ecosystem, and are known as one of the highest marine biodiversity in the world.
Coral Triangle		Mainly Indonesia	3.970166°N 134.819424°E / 3.970166; 134.819424	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	16.032856°S 145.434958°E / -16.032856; 145.434958	Named after geologist and photographer Richard Daintree, this system is adjacent to the Daintree Rainforest.
Darwin Mounds		Off the northwest coast of Scotland	59.45°N 7.13°W / 59.45; -7.13	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	05.30°S 151.50°W / -05.30; -151.50
Flinders Reef		Off Moreton Island in the Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia	26°59′18″S 153°26′31.4″E
French Frigate Shoals		Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	23.4456°N 166.846°W / 23.4456; -166.846	This is a 32-kilometre (20 mi; 17 nmi) 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]	18.1710°S 147.4200°E / -18.1710; 147.4200	The largest in the world
Isla Pérez		Gulf of Mexico	22.2340°N 89.4200°W / 22.2340; -89.4200
Kingman Reef		North Pacific Ocean	6.23°N 162.25°W / 6.23; -162.25	Roughly triangular in shape
Lansdowne Bank		Coral Sea	20.35°S 160.30°E / -20.35; 160.30	This is one of the biggest banks on Earth.
Lyra Reef		Papua New Guinea	1.45°S 153.20°E / -1.45; 153.20
Manuel Luis Reefs		Brazil	0.913302°S 44.319530°W / -0.913302; -44.319530	The largest coral reef of South America.[3]
Maro Reef		Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	25.415°N 170.590°W / 25.415; -170.590	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	18.343938°N 87.421764°W / 18.343938; -87.421764	Also known as the Great Mayan Reef or Great Maya Reef, this is a World Heritage Site.
Mexico Rocks		Ambergris Caye, Belize	18.05021°N 87.555174°W / 18.05021; -87.555174	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	25.45°N 79.55°W / 25.45; -79.55	This is a deep reef system that lies at 200 to 600 metres (656 to 1,969 ft) below sea level.
Minami-Tori-shima		Japan	24.1712°N 153.5850°E / 24.1712; 153.5850
Minerva Reefs		Fiji and Tonga	23.38°S 178.54°W / -23.38; -178.54
Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef National Park		Sarawak, Malaysia	4.19°N 113.51°E / 4.19; 113.51	This is a protected area and popular dive site.
Necker Island		Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	23.575°N 164.700278°W / 23.575; -164.700278	Included within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. The second-largest marine habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, totaling 385,000 acres (156,000 ha). Lacks a fringing reef but has a shallow reef, beyond which extend deep-water coral shelves for many miles. Habitat includes 16 species of stony coral and is the easternmost place in the Hawaiian Islands where table corals of the genus Acropora are found.
New Caledonia Barrier Reef		New Caledonia	20.2443°S 164.3359°E / -20.2443; 164.3359	This is a double-barrier coral reef, and the second-longest on Earth, the longest being the Belize Barrier Reef.
Ningaloo Coast		Western Australia	22.3345°S 113.4837°E / -22.3345; 113.4837	A World Heritage Site, this reef is noted for whale sharks.
North East Reef		Western Australia	28.2513°S 113.4841°E / -28.2513; 113.4841
Osprey Reef		Coral Sea, Australia	13°54′29″S 146°36′55″E
Palancar Reef		Cozumel, Mexico	20.296685°N 87.018439°W / 20.296685; -87.018439	A popular diving location, this is part of the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park.
Qixingyan (Taiwan)		Pingtung County, Taiwan	21.453198°N 120.492894°E / 21.453198; 120.492894	This is a shallow system with parts being visible at low tide. Many shipwrecks have occurred here.
Reunion Island's coral reef		Réunion	21.0851°S 55.2214°E / -21.0851; 55.2214	Threatened in recent times by an increase in human exploitation as well as pollution
Røst Reef		Lofoten, Norway	67.483951°N 12.018849°E / 67.483951; 12.018849	This is the largest Lophelia reef known, and the biggest known deep-water coral reef system.
Scorpion Reef		Yucatán, Mexico	22.2258°N 89.40578°W / 22.2258; -89.40578	This reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipelago.
Sha`b Abu Nuhas		Northern Red Sea	27.567°N 33.917°E / 27.567; 33.917	Considered a hazard to ships, this is a popular diving site.
South Sentinel Island		Andaman Islands	10.5840°N 92.1318°E / 10.5840; 92.1318
Sula Reef		Sør-Trøndelag, Norway		This reef is composed of Lophelia pertusa coral.
Tubbataha Reef		Sulu Sea, Philippines	8.55°N 119.55°E / 8.55; 119.55	This reef system contains a very high density of different species and is designated a World Heritage Site. Tubbataha reef is the world's richest and most pristine reef.
Villa Blanca Reef		Cozumel, Mexico	20.4839°N 86.9749°W / 20.4839; -86.9749	An unprotected reef located outside of the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park.
Virgin Islands		Caribbean Sea	18.0°N 65.0°W / 18.0; -65.0	Scleractinian corals, Millepora.
Yabiji		Ryukyu Islands	25.0°N 125.266667°E / 25.0; 125.266667	Reef grouop composed of about 300 kinds of corals.

See also

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