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unusual facts about Fringing reef


Fringing reef

Darwin believed that fringing reefs are the first kind of reefs to form around a landmass in a long-term reef growth process.


Port Honduras Marine Reserve

It encompasses over one hundred small, mangrove-fringed cayes, benthic habitats comprising soft-bottom seagrass beds and fringing reefs.

Rūrutu

Because it is endowed with a fringing reef, Rūrutu has in recent years become known for whale watching: Humpback whales come and reproduce here between July and October within easy sighting distance from the beach.


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