Home Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Belize Barrier Reef
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics
Images
Belize Barrier Reef Belize: Blue Hole Natural Monument Belize Barrier Reef sea fan green turtle Belize Barrier Reef Bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum) in the Belize Barrier Reef. Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) in the Belize Barrier Reef.
Read Next
Great Barrier Reef coral bleached area map and infographic
How and Where Coral Bleaching Is Affecting the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef coral bleached area map and infographic
Coral Bleaching: A Threat to Our Reefs
Sailboat against a beautiful landscape
Which Waters Do You Pass Through When You “Sail the Seven Seas”?
Discover
Young men throw balloons and glitter from above the mosque at the celebration Eid Al-Fitr after prayers playing with balloons outside of Al-seddeeq mosque, Al-Mansourah, Egypt. 17 July 2015.
Eid al-Fitr
Pluto. The Changing Faces of Pluto. Most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto, as constructed from multiple NASA Hubble Space Telescope photographs taken from 2002 to 2003.
10 Important Dates in Pluto History
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?
Solar Eclipse, Eclipse, Solar Flare, Outer Space, Astronomy
What Causes Lunar and Solar Eclipses?
In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.
6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters
Black widow spider
9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders
Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
Geography & Travel

Belize Barrier Reef

reef, Belize
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://64.176.36.150/place/Belize-Barrier-Reef
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://64.176.36.150/place/Belize-Barrier-Reef
Article History

Belize Barrier Reef, coral reef that is second in size after the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and is the largest of its kind in the Northern and Western hemispheres. Extending for more than 180 miles (290 km) along the Caribbean coast of Belize, it maintains an offshore distance ranging from about 1,000 feet (300 metres) in the north to 25 miles (40 km) in the south, except at Rocky Point, where it meets the shoreline. The 370-square-mile (960-square-km) area is protected by the contiguous Bacalar Chico National Park and Marine Reserve (established 1996), Blue Hole Natural Monument (1996), Half ...(100 of 414 words)

Access the full article
Help support true facts by becoming a member.