Hvor findes koral revene i verden?
Det Røde Hav
Coral reef
Koralrevene anslås at dække 284.300 km2, dvs. knap 0,1 % af havenes overfladeareal. Indo-Stillehavsregionen (herunder Det Røde Hav, Det Indiske Ocean, Sydøstasien og Stillehavet) tegner sig for 91,9 % af dette samlede areal. Sydøstasien tegner sig for 32,3 % af dette tal, mens Stillehavet, herunder Australien, tegner sig for 40,8 %. Koralrevene i Atlanterhavet og Caribien tegner sig for 7,6 %.
Red Sea
Coral reefs are estimated to cover 284,300 km2 (109,800 sq mi), just under 0.1% of the oceans' surface area. The Indo-Pacific region (including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia and the Pacific) account for 91.9% of this total. Southeast Asia accounts for 32.3% of that figure, while the Pacific including Australia accounts for 40.8%. Atlantic and Caribbean coral reefs account for 7.6%.
Coral reef