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Seven Wonders of the Underwater World
by CEDAM İnternational
The Rock Islands(PALAU)TheBelize Barrier ReefThe Great Barrier ReefDeep-Sea VentsGalápagos IslandsLake BaikalNorthern Red Sea
PALAU ReefsOver two million years ago 343 IslandsThe islands are famous for their beaches,
blue lagoons and the peculiar umbrella-like shapes of many of the islands themselves.
300 species of sponges1500 species of fish550 species of hard and soft corals
WHY Endangered Species(both animals and plants)Coral bleaching
The Belize Barrier Reef
series of coral reefs 300-kilometer long section of the 900-
kilometer Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System One of the largest coral reef systems in the
world after the Great Barrier Reef
Home to a large diversity of plants.70 hard coral species36 soft coral species500 species of fish
Brain Coral in the Great Blue Hole
The most magnificent feature The Great Blue Hole
formed throughout the last 150,000 yearsApproximately 1000 feet across and 400 feet
deep
The Great Barrier ReefThe world's largest coral
reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands
Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Can be seen from outer space and the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms
More than 1,500 fish species30Whales,Dolphins9 Seahorses,15 Seagrass,6 Sea TurtlesIt also include
many vulnerable or endangered speciesProtected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine
Park.Limit the impact of humen use,such as
fishing and tourism.
Hydrothermal Vent
A fissure(crack) in a planet's surfaceLike underwater volcanoesCommonly found near volcanically active
places
White smokers emitting liquid carbon dioxide
Mussels,crabs,tube worms.Tube worms have no eyes,stomach and no
mouthDown about 7000 to 10000 meter underwaterCan withstand a lot of heat and pressure.Vent crabs can withstand 250 times more
pressure than humans do.
Galápagos Islands An archipelago of volcanic
islands distributed on either side of the Equator in the Pacific Ocean