List of reefs

This is a list of notable reefs.

Reefs

Name	Location	Coordinates	Notes
	Red Sea to Madagascar	0°03′05″S 50°50′46″E / 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 / 1°N 49°W / 1; -49	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°26′N 72°02′E / 16.43°N 72.03°E / 16.43; 72.03
Apo Reef	Mindoro Strait, Philippines	12°39′42″N 120°24′52″E / 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°10′25″N 87°00′46″W / 20.1737°N 87.0129°W / 20.1737; -87.0129	Part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System
Bar Reef	Kalpitiya peninsula, Sri Lanka	8°13′48″N 79°26′24″E / 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°11′08″N 87°19′26″W / 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°09′S 71°24′E / 5.15°S 071.40°E / -5.15; 071.40
Blake Plateau reef	Southeastern United States	31°N 79°W / 31°N 79°W / 31; -79
Coral Triangle	Mainly Indonesia	3°58′13″N 134°49′10″E / 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°01′58″S 145°26′06″E / 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°27′N 7°08′W / 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	5°18′S 151°30′W / 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 / 26.98833°S 153.442056°E / -26.98833; 153.442056
French Frigate Shoals	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	23°26′44″N 166°50′46″W / 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°10′16″S 147°25′12″E / 18.1710°S 147.4200°E / -18.1710; 147.4200	The largest in the world
Isla Pérez	Gulf of Mexico	22°14′02″N 89°25′12″W / 22.2340°N 89.4200°W / 22.2340; -89.4200
Kingman Reef	North Pacific Ocean	6°14′N 162°15′W / 6.23°N 162.25°W / 6.23; -162.25	Roughly triangular in shape
Lansdowne Bank	Coral Sea	20°21′S 160°18′E / 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°27′S 153°12′E / 1.45°S 153.20°E / -1.45; 153.20
Manuel Luis Reefs	Brazil	0°54′48″S 44°19′10″W / 0.913302°S 44.319530°W / -0.913302; -44.319530	The largest coral reef of South America.^[3]
Maro Reef	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	25°24′54″N 170°35′24″W / 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°20′38″N 87°25′18″W / 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°03′01″N 87°33′19″W / 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°27′N 79°33′W / 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°10′16″N 153°35′06″E / 24.1712°N 153.5850°E / 24.1712; 153.5850
Minerva Reefs	Fiji and Tonga	23°23′S 178°32′W / 23.38°S 178.54°W / -23.38; -178.54
Miri-Sibuti Coral Reef National Park	Sarawak, Malaysia	4°11′N 113°31′E / 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°34′30″N 164°42′01″W / 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°14′39″S 164°20′09″E / 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°20′04″S 113°29′01″E / 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°15′05″S 113°29′03″E / 28.2513°S 113.4841°E / -28.2513; 113.4841
Osprey Reef	Coral Sea, Australia	13°54′29″S 146°36′55″E / 13.90806°S 146.61528°E / -13.90806; 146.61528
Palancar Reef	Cozumel, Mexico	20°17′48″N 87°01′06″W / 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°27′12″N 120°29′34″E / 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°05′06″S 55°13′17″E / 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°29′02″N 12°01′08″E / 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°13′33″N 89°24′21″W / 22.2258°N 89.40578°W / 22.2258; -89.40578	This reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipeligo.
Sha`b Abu Nuhas	Northern Red Sea	27°34′01″N 33°55′01″E / 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°35′02″N 92°07′54″E / 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°33′N 119°33′E / 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.
Virgin Islands	Caribbean Sea	18°00′N 65°00′W / 18.0°N 65.0°W / 18.0; -65.0	Scleractinian corals, Millepora.
Yabiji	Ryukyu Islands	25°00′00″N 125°16′00″E / 25.0°N 125.266667°E / 25.0; 125.266667	Reef grouop composed of about 300 kinds of corals.

References

^ Vidal, John (April 23, 2016). "Huge coral reef discovered at Amazon river mouth". The Guardian. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
^ "Definition of GREAT BARRIER REEF".
^ Edison Lobão; Fernando César de Moreira Mesquita (11 June 1991), Decreto nº 11.902 de 11 de Junho de 1991 (PDF) (in Portuguese), State of Maranhão, retrieved 2016-08-03