| 单词 | barrier reef |
| 例句 | “Rockaways is a barrier reef that protects New York, so we have to use it as a role model and example of ecological, sociological and architectural solutions to climate change,” Mr. Biesenbach said. Up Close: Klaus Biesenbach, Director of MoMA P.S. 1 2012-11-14T22:30:57Z It’s roughly 30 miles east of Belize City and is part of the Mesoamerican Reef System, the second-longest barrier reef in the world, stretching 600 miles from Mexico to Honduras. With covid protocols, a Caribbean fly-fishing haven is back in business 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Over the course of repeated trips, I’ve come to appreciate the nature and wildlife of the Keys, home to endangered Key deer, mangrove forests and the only living barrier reef off the continental United States. 44 Islands and 42 Bridges: A Florida Keys Road Trip 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary lies the world’s third-largest barrier reef ecosystem, running nearly 150 miles from Soldier Key in Biscayne Bay to the Dry Tortugas. The Long and Shore of It: The Country’s Most Intriguing Islands 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z The second-longest barrier reef in the world sits off the coast of Belize. Beneath the surface — caving and diving — Belize is breathtaking 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says its boundaries include the third largest barrier reef in the world. Tour and Park News: Sonoma by Bike; Photos in Yellowstone 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z This string of tropical islands is home to the only living coral barrier reef in the continental US, along with many animals found nowhere else in the world. Newly-discovered 'margarita snails' from the Florida Keys are bright lemon-yellow 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z As ocean temperatures rise to historic levels for July — a buoy in the shallow Florida Bay recently registered 101.1 degrees at the surface — corals are bleaching along Florida’s fragile 350-mile-long barrier reef. Florida's coral is in hot water. Scientists are diving in to rescue the fragile creatures before it's too late 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z “Mermaids” and other costumed characters added unique visual elements to the auditory offering on part of the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef. Underwater music show in the Florida Keys promotes awareness of coral reef protection 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z In Kivalina, which is at the tip of a barrier reef between the Chukchi Sea and Kivalina River, flooding was possible, particularly in the northwest part of the community, the weather service said. Storm expected to bring winds, flooding to parts of Alaska 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The formation of fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls is illustrated in Figure 18.8. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And the waters were calm because of the protective barrier reef encircling the islands. A bucket-list sailing trip in Panama’s San Blas Islands 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Protecting and restoring the corals of Florida’s degraded barrier reefs is no easy task. Florida's coral is in hot water. Scientists are diving in to rescue the fragile creatures before it's too late 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z In Belize, the royal couple got involved in some traditional dancing, visited a chocolate farm and learned about efforts to conserve Belize's barrier reef. Royal tour: Kate smiles through the rain in the Bahamas as trip ends 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z William and Catherine later met conservationists on the Hopkins' beach to learn about the area's marine environment and efforts to preserve Belize's barrier reef. William and Kate dance and taste chocolate during day two of Belize tour 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Figure 18.8 The formation of a fringing reef, a barrier reef, and an atoll around a subsiding tropical volcanic island. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She is the lead designer of a $60 million barrier reef and shoreline restoration project off Staten Island, New York, called Living Breakwaters. Landscape architects shift emphasis to the ecosystem 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z From the air, the turquoise hues of the Turks and Caicos Islands' vast barrier reef appear as an expanse of blistering beauty. Turks and Caicos corals face major threat 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z As a result, the barrier reef—the third longest in the world—is not simply dying. Scientists track Florida’s vanishing barrier reef 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Mayor Teri Johnston said it’s the commission’s “obligation” to protect the reef, which is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental U.S. Key West bans sale of sunscreens that harm coral reefs 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z The Florida Keys are home to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, which protects the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef. Over 400 gather in Florida Keys for coral reef conference 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z As a result, the sun rose and fell four hundred times a year, and corals—nestled in lagoons and fringing barrier reefs—registered this ancient astronomy in their skeletons. Glimpses of a Mass Extinction in Modern-Day Western New York 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z On our way back to base, we pass over the barrier reef again. How One Country Is Restoring Its Damaged Ocean 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The Great Barrier Reef had two back-to-back bleaching events that killed just about half of the corals along the length of the barrier reef. Global Warming’s Toll on Coral Reefs: As if They’re ‘Ravaged by War’ 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef is the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere – an underwater wilderness stretching over 700 miles along the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. 'Coral bleaching is getting worse ... but the biggest problem is pollution' 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The island squats at the southern tip of the 700-mile-long Mesoamerican Reef, the second biggest barrier reef in the world after Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Wisconsin stained-glass artist to teach on Honduran island 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z The park gets its name from white domes of Navajo sandstone that resemble capitol domes and rocky cliffs that form a land barrier reef. The essential guide to all 59 U.S. national parks 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Florida, meanwhile, is home to the Florida Reef Tract, a 150-mile-long barrier reef that extends southward from Miami along the Florida Keys. ‘Unprecedented': Third straight year of global coral bleaching to target U.S. reefs, scientists say 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The only barrier reef off the continental U.S. stretches 300 nautical miles along Florida's coast, protecting the shore and bringing in billions of tourist dollars every year. Florida’s Coral Reef Is Disintegrating That’s the case in the southern one-third or so of the barrier reef today. Coral crisis: Great Barrier Reef bleaching is “the worst we’ve ever seen” 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z A plan to expand a port near the continental US’s only barrier reef is “lunacy” and risks devastating the ailing coral ecosystem, Philippe Cousteau, grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, warned on Wednesday. Dredging Florida coral reef is ‘lunacy’ says Philippe Cousteau, son of Jacques 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z ‘The next barrier reef’ Louisiana has one of the fastest rates of land loss in the country, due to the twin problems of land loss and sea level rise. Louisiana's vanishing island: the climate change 'refugees' resettling for $52m 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z About half of Palau’s reefs are barrier reefs. Satellite Eye on Earth: January 2016 - in pictures 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Ambergris Caye, Belize, is a small island in the Caribbean surrounded by turquoise waters and skirted along its eastern side by the longest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. Ambergris Caye: A Top Caribbean Retirement Spot 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z It brought cloud to the middle and southern barrier reef, which cooled it down. Coral crisis: Great Barrier Reef bleaching is “the worst we’ve ever seen” 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z A barrier reef runs the entire length of Sanur, protecting the coast and creating calm seas. Tropical Paradise Retirement in Sultry Bali 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps this very connection penetrated the barrier reef of Donald Trump’s self-regard when he was in Iowa recently. In Iowa, Trump begins his meltdown 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival took place at Looe Key Reef, part of the continental United States’ only living coral barrier reef, located about six miles south of Big Pine Key. Playing the Lower Keys: Concert piped underwater in Florida 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival took place at Looe Key Reef, part of the continental United States' only living coral barrier reef, located about six miles south of Big Pine Key. Playing the Lower Keys: Underwater concert in Florida draws hundreds of snorkelers and divers 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The temperature on the barrier reef has slowly been rising as a result of global warming, decade by decade. Coral crisis: Great Barrier Reef bleaching is “the worst we’ve ever seen” 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z "It's my belief, and it's the belief of many people, that the barrier reef has turned the corner and it's slowly improving." Australia keeps fingers crossed UNESCO won't blacklist Great Barrier Reef 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The area includes Haiti's second-largest mangrove area, as well as one of its longest barrier reefs and important seagrass beds. Haitian marine biologist wins environmental activism prize 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Its coast is lined with beautiful beaches, off of which sits the world’s second largest barrier reef. On Mexican Time: Changing Time Zones To Accommodate Tourism 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The neighborhood borders Princess Alexandra National Park, a 6,532-acre coastal park including a portion of barrier reef and an iguana sanctuary. Real Estate in the Turks and Caicos Islands 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Today, the northern barrier reef is half a degree centigrade warmer than it was 30 years ago. Coral crisis: Great Barrier Reef bleaching is “the worst we’ve ever seen” 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z We were hovering like unharnessed window washers on a vast wall of rock and coral, the outermost edge of the second-longest barrier reef in the world, the boundary of the big deep. Out There: Cosmic Connections in the Deep Sea 2014-05-05T18:10:23Z The Old Providence reef is one of the largest barrier reefs in the Americas and campaigners warn that the exploratory drilling will damage its fragile environment. Nicaragua to drill for Caribbean oil 2013-08-16T03:53:44Z For perspective, we were a group of five divers, swimming slowly over the edge of the barrier reef. Scientist at Work Blog: A Fish With Nowhere to Hide 2012-12-28T16:27:24Z Belize is home to a portion of the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. Scientist at Work Blog: To Save a Coral Reef Enabler 2012-12-12T19:19:03Z Until this incident, the town of 20,000 was known mostly for having the second-largest barrier reef in the world after Australia, and as the place to go to for snorkeling with friendly nurse sharks. From Anti-Virus Mogul to Killer? 2012-11-14T09:45:00Z To figure out why we see such diversity and how it might have evolved, we have had to dive into their habitat on the Western Hemisphere's largest barrier reef. Scientist at Work Blog: Snapping Shrimps and Hidden Sponges 2012-07-18T17:35:06Z Midway is located more than 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu, and consists of a circular barrier reef and several sand islets managed as Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Dot Earth Blog: An Albatross's Flight from Extinction's Edge 2012-04-20T20:40:58Z In the morning we dove along the barrier reef to estimate lionfish abundance there. Scientist at Work Blog: A Fish With Nowhere to Hide 2012-12-28T16:27:24Z On the morning of the 28th the “barrier reef” of what was then known as the eastern coast of New Holland, now Australia, appeared, with the surf and breakers outside, and smooth water within. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Fringing and barrier reefs are abundant throughout the archipelago, surrounding nearly every island. A Racial Study of the Fijians 2012-03-15T02:00:31.197Z Filmed at Caye Caulker Marine Reserve on the main barrier reef, a healthy school of yellowtail snapper show that the marine reserves also benefit a variety of fish species. Using ?chum cams,? scientists find protected areas benefit sharks 2012-03-08T22:01:58Z It is built on an 8-mile barrier reef between the Kivalina River and Chukchi Sea, and is reachable only by boat or plane, and, in winter, also by snowmobile. Voters in eroding village to decide whether to build school at new location 2011-12-31T01:33:46Z The great ridge, full of cracks and cavities, as though it had broken in its fall, shot right into the lagoon, and the barrier reef started from its outermost point. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z A boat would certainly be capsized, unless there happens to be a shelter formed by a barrier reef of coral. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The gunk appeared Aug. 3 at the edge of Kivalina, an Inupiat Eskimo community at the tip of a barrier reef on Alaska’s northwest coast. Orange goo discovered on remote Alaska village?s shore identified as fungal spores, not eggs 2011-08-19T01:24:12Z Sometimes barrier reefs completely encircle an island or islands, which are usually mountainous, as in the case of Pouynip�te, an island in the Caroline Archipelago, and the Gambier Islands in the Low Archipelago. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z For the Southern Cross to make the attempt, even provided she ran the gantlet of the barrier reef, was indeed the forlornest of forlorn hopes. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z In the spasmodic gleams of the moon through the ragged clouds they could see the rollers sweeping over the barrier reef with unbroken crests, and the usually placid lagoon was in a turmoil. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z If we embrace these views, it is clear, that in regions of growing coral a similar subsidence must give rise to barrier reefs along the shores of a continent. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Offshore, behind the only good strip of barrier reef and near the only navigable channel on the south coast, lay anchored his Likely Jane, flagship of a smart little navy. Where the Pavement Ends The upper surface of atolls and barrier reefs often peers at separate points above the level of the sea, so as to form low-lying islets. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The outer edge of a barrier reef is much farther from the shore than that of a fringing reef, and the channel between it and the land is much deeper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" A smooth, dark, ruffled mirror of lagoon; and farther out, with gaps here and there, a barrier reef on which the hungry sea chafed and roared in ceaseless thunder. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z Size of atolls and barrier reefs.—In regard to the dimensions of atolls, it was stated that some of the smallest observed by Beechey in the Pacific were only a mile in diameter. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The light pad of his steps was lost in the surf drone on the barrier reefs. Where the Pavement Ends There are three kinds of coral reef—namely, fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Opposite Cape York the seaward edge of the great Australian barrier reef is nearly 90 m. distant from the coast, and the maximum depth of the channel at this point is nearly 20 fathoms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" We were over the biggest one of the group, a rounded hummock barely a kilometer in diameter, surrounded by a barrier reef of coral. To Choke an Ocean The great barrier reef, already mentioned as running parallel to the north-east coast of Australia for nearly 1000 miles, is another most remarkable example of a long strip of coral running parallel to a coast. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology We were strung along the rail on the after-deck of the little Aurora Bird, as she began to grope her passage through the barrier reef, a silent lot. Where the Pavement Ends What is the general character of a barrier reef? Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z Where the barrier reef is not far from the land there are always gaps in it opposite the mouths of rivers or considerable streams. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" By this time Heron and Jackson had rowed to the one gap in the barrier reef that surrounded the island; they met the ship's boat half-way between the reef and the ship itself. Under False Pretences A Novel Think of me at the last, here, on a bright beach, the sky and sea immoderately blue, and the great breakers roaring outside on a barrier reef, where a little isle sits green with palms. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston The barrier reef abruptly ceases, the surf beats direct upon the shore; and the mountains and untenanted forest of the interior descend sheer into the sea. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The big front doors stood open to the sea, where a mile away the breakers tossed and tumbled on the barrier reef. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas The outer wall of a barrier reef is steep, and frequently, though not always, descends abruptly into great depths. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Day by day we scanned the heaving sea, far out beyond the barrier reef, until I began to feel like Crusoe upon his lonely isle. Tales of Fishes The same considerations explain the origin of the "barrier reefs," such as that which runs for nearly a thousand miles, along the north-east coast of Australia. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In A strong wind blew here daily, and as the line of the barrier reef stopped at the end of the cape, a heavy surf ran on the shores of the bay. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The two government vessels, the Fly and the Bramble, were sent out to make a survey of the barrier reef. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. A, A, outer edges of the barrier reef at the sea-level; the coco-nut trees indicate dry land formed on the edges of the reef. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" I feel the Khamsinn, the desert wind that scorched me at the foot of Pompey's Column; I hear the sea breaking into foam on the barrier reef of Tahiti. Essay on the Creative Imagination Only three miles below me on the barrier reef I could see the individual breakers curl and fall, and hear their conjunct roaring rise, like the roar of a thoroughfare close by.' Studies in Literature and History It was a Sunday, and the little isle was quiet—as quiet as the ocean of shining silver on which our schooner lay becalmed, eight miles beyond the foaming surf of the barrier reef. The Call Of The South 1908 At daylight he would awaken, and, lying on his bed of mats upon the cane-work floor, listen to the song of the surf on the barrier reef a mile away. Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories 1898 The lower part of the figure represents a barrier reef surrounding a central peak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" This was outside the barrier reef of the little island of Ailuk, in the Marshall Group. A Memory Of The Southern Seas 1904 On a little island just within the barrier reef, she was laid to rest, with the never-ending cry of the surf for her requiem. John Corwell, Sailor And Miner; and, Poisonous Fish 1901 Coral reefs may be arranged under three classes; namely, fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Pelted by the warm rain, terror-stricken, he cowered under the rocks through the night, and at daylight peered out on the surf-washed sands, heaving lagoon, and white line of breakers on the barrier reef. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea Coral formations may be classed as fringing or shore reefs, barrier reefs and atolls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" It took us until noon to work our way out to sea; and as soon as we were fairly clear of the barrier reef, everybody went to dinner. The Castaways Day came, and land appeared right ahead—a high, rocky, and tree-covered island; but there was a barrier reef round it, over which the seas, rising with foam-covered summits, beat furiously. Tales of the Sea And of our Jack Tars The fury of the hurricane was over, but the breakers still beat with violence against the barrier reef, and made it impossible for us to put to sea. The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific Between us and the island, stretched a barrier reef, running north and south, and curving westward; and appearing, as far as we could see, completely to surround it. The Island Home Further west the Cosmoledo and Comoro Islands consist of atolls and islands surrounded by barrier reefs; and these bring us pretty close to the present shores of Africa and Madagascar. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria Approach island from nor’-west, and stand towards it with summit of hill bearin’ south-east half-south, which leads through the passage in the barrier reef. The Castaways On reporting to Harry what I had seen, he said that the surf showed the existence of a barrier reef surrounding the islands. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific Nothing but a barrier reef shutting in a beautiful lagoon, and the cocoa-nut palms fringing its edge.” Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track Mark listened intently; but there was not a sound to be heard but the distant boom of the breakers on the barrier reef, the beating of his heart, and the growling of the dog. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle The Nancy Bell had struck on some barrier reef, which guarded at a distance the desolate and inhospitable shore, just at the very moment everything was deemed secure and all danger past! The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land Approach island from north-west, and stand toward it with summit of hill bearing South-East by a half South, which leads through the passage in the barrier reef. The Castaways Other groups have been formed by the violent elevation of the land when the barrier reef has been broken into and wide gaps have appeared. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific You can see the ocean, though, and the surf on the barrier reef. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track Why, I could even detect the evanescent whiteness of the breaking surges far out beyond the barrier reef, where their crests were whipped into foam by the scourging of the fiery breeze. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship The large barrier reef on the northeast coast of Australia extends in a continuous line for 1,000 miles, and varies from 10 to 90 miles in breadth. The Human Side of Animals It was impossible to see the whaleboat now because of the barrier reefs. Where the Sun Swings North The barrier reefs have been formed in the same way. The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific I can see nothing but the barrier reef just as it was when we started. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track Ross balanced in the middle of the skiff as it bobbed along the swell of waves inside a barrier reef. Key Out of Time Tahiti, for example, is surrounded by a barrier reef which is really an immense wall. The Human Side of Animals The Recife, that enormous barrier reef which blockades hundreds of miles of the Brazilian coast, caused no anxiety to Coke. The Stowaway Girl A great barrier reef surrounds the group to the eastward, leaving the southern quarter open. Adventures in Southern Seas A Tale of the Sixteenth Century A heavy sea was still running over the barrier reef which enclosed a small lagoon. The Wings of the Morning That the larger of these dreaded fish had died in the same manner there was no reason to doubt; but probably it had sunk in the deep water outside the barrier reef. By Rock and Pool on an Austral Shore, and Other Stories The principal of these are good examples of that kind distinguished by the name of barrier reefs. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 On the 29th, a barrier reef was found extending to the eastward in the direction of the coastline; they were unable to clearly identify Cape Rodney and Point Hood, of the English charts. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 He was charming in conversation, and he set forth at length his theory as to the work of the coral insects, formed after long study of the barrier reefs and atolls of remote seas. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe She was now a battered wreck on a barrier reef. The Wings of the Morning Among these queries was the following: "Are there masses of coral or beds of shells some yards above high water mark, on the coast fronting the barrier reef?" Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. Bless you! it may be hard to believe, but a barrier reef twelve hundred miles long runs along the coast of Australia between the Pacific and Indian Oceans! Lord Dolphin Today we came in sight of two groups of high rocky isles, very different from the low coral islets in the line of the barrier reef, which here ceases to show itself above water. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 On what then, I repeat, are these barrier reefs based? The Voyage of the Beagle The barrier reef abruptly ceases, the surf beats direct upon the shore; and the mountains and untenanted forest of the interior descend sheer into the sea. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa It was foam breaking on the barrier reef. The Blue Lagoon: a romance Some of them are known as barrier reefs. Lord Dolphin One is inclined to suspect that this may be a submarine extension of the barrier reef. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 A strong wind blew here daily, and as the line of the barrier reef stopped at the end of the cape, a heavy surf ran on the shores of the bay. Island Nights' Entertainments We found the soundings to be from 18 to 10 fathoms, being inside some of the Offing Islands and within the westernmost edge of the extensive barrier reefs 20 miles. The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant "Bedad, I dunno; but we might be in a worse place, I'm thinkin'," replied the old man, sweeping his eyes over the blue and tranquil lagoon, from the barrier reef to the happy shore. The Blue Lagoon: a romance The coast-line rich in harbours is the busy haunt of steamers, and the narrow waterway between the mainland and the great barrier reef the home of many lightships. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work They are to some extent bounded by barrier reefs of coral, and have few safe harbours. The Hawaiian Archipelago I have found that they constitute a new class of reefs, distinct from those described by Darwin and Dana under the name of fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence Then 'twas nip and tuck with the canoes for the opening of the barrier reef at the other side of the lagoon. Cape Cod Stories That lake of sea-water forever protected from storm and trouble by the barrier reef of coral. The Blue Lagoon: a romance Now through the stillness came a low, slow, pulsating whisper, the voice of the barrier reef. Rainbow's End Coral reefs may be grouped in three classes,—fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. The Elements of Geology You will have seen Mr. Murray's views on the formation of atolls and barrier reefs. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Elsewhere, they take the shape of barrier reefs, such as those that exist along the coasts of New Caledonia and several of the Tuamotu Islands. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea As the dawn came I saw the great wave had hurled me over the barrier reef into this small lagoon, and beyond the reef lay all that remained of my good ship. Black Bartlemy's Treasure For the same reason that a barrier reef of coral grows along certain coasts: Australia, etc. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Along the west coast of the island of New Caledonia a barrier reef extends for four hundred miles, and for a length of many leagues seldom approaches within eight miles of the shore. The Elements of Geology Think of me to the last, here, on a bright beach, the sky and sea immoderately blue, and the great breakers roaring outside on a barrier reef, where a little isle sits green with palms. The Ebb-Tide Darwin's theory holds that barrier reefs and atolls are formed from fringing reefs by SUBSIDENCE. The Elements of Geology On it rushed, swelling ever higher, and so burst in thunder upon the barrier reef, filling the air with whirling foam. Black Bartlemy's Treasure Reefs separated from the shore by a ship channel of quiet water, often several miles in width and sometimes as much as three hundred feet in depth, are known as barrier reefs. The Elements of Geology In very many instances, however, atolls and barrier reefs may be explained without subsidence. The Elements of Geology Thus a barrier reef may be formed by the seaward growth of a fringing reef upon the talus of its sea face. The Elements of Geology |
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